n. [ OE. clogge clog, Scot. clag, n., a clot, v., to to obstruct, cover with mud or anything adhesive; prob. of the same origin as E. clay. ] 1. That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind. [ 1913 Webster ]

All the ancient, honest, juridical principles and institutions of England are so many clogs to check and retard the headlong course of violence and opression. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or an animal to hinder motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

As a dog . . . but chance breaks loose,
And quits his clog. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

A clog of lead was round my feet. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A shoe, or sandal, intended to protect the feet from wet, or to increase the apparent stature, and having, therefore, a very thick sole. Cf. Chopine. [ 1913 Webster ]

In France the peasantry goes barefoot; and the middle sort . . . makes use of wooden clogs. Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Clog almanac, a primitive kind of almanac or calendar, formerly used in England, made by cutting notches and figures on the four edges of a clog, or square piece of wood, brass, or bone; -- called also a Runic staff, from the Runic characters used in the numerical notation. --
Clog dance, a dance performed by a person wearing clogs, or thick-soled shoes. --
Clog dancer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter. [ 1913 Webster ]

In working through the bone, the teeth of the saw will begin to clog. S. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass. [ 1913 Webster ]

Move it sometimes with a broom, that the seeds clog not together. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Clogged p. pr. & vb. n. Clogging. ] 1. To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper. [ 1913 Webster ]

The winds of birds were clogged with ace and snow. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex. [ 1913 Webster ]

The commodities are clogged with impositions. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

You 'll rue the time
That clogs me with this answer. Shak.

Syn. -- Impede; hinder; obstruct; embarrass; burden; restrain; restrict. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. obstructed so as to prevent or hinder flow of a fluid; -- of conduits; as, clogged pipes; clogged arteries.
Syn. -- choked. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. filled beyond capacity (with people or vehicles), so as to retard movement; as, The store aisles were clogged with shoppers on the day before Christmas.; The clogged highways made me miss my appointment..
Syn. -- choked. [ PJC ]

n. The state of being clogged. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Anything which clogs. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Clogging, or having power to clog. [ 1913 Webster ]