Blockage vs. Clog — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Blockage and Clog
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Definitions
Blockage
The act of obstructing.
Clog
Clogs are a type of footwear made in part or completely from wood. Clogs are used worldwide and although the form may vary by culture, within a culture the form often remained unchanged for centuries.
Blockage
An obstruction.
Clog
An obstruction or hindrance.
Blockage
The state or condition of being blocked.
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Clog
A weight, such as a block, attached to the leg of an animal to hinder movement.
Blockage
(countable) The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage.
There was a blockage in the sewer, so we called out the plumber.
Clog
A heavy, traditionally wooden-soled shoe.
Blockage
Of a lumen (especially that of a blood vessel or intestine), or the thing that is causing it; as:
Clog
To obstruct movement on or in; block up
Heavy traffic clogged the freeways.
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Blockage
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Blockage of circulation quickly leads to ischemia.
In selected cases, endovascular thrombectomy can quickly remove a blockage that pharmaceutical thrombolysis can't budge.
Clog
To hamper the function or activity of; impede
"attorneys clogging our courts with actions designed to harass state and local governments" (Roslyn L. Anderson and Patricia L. Irvin).
Blockage
Synonym of constipation.
Clog
To become obstructed or choked up
The pipes had clogged with rust.
Blockage
The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.
Clog
To thicken or stick together; clot.
Blockage
The state or condition of being obstructed
Clog
To do a clog dance.
Blockage
An obstruction in a pipe or tube;
We had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
Clog
A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
Dutch people rarely wear clogs these days.
Blockage
The act of blocking
Clog
A blockage.
The plumber cleared the clog from the drain.
Clog
A shoe of any type.
Clog
A weight, such as a log or block of wood, attached to a person or animal to hinder motion.
Clog
That which hinders or impedes motion; an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment of any kind.
Clog
To block or slow passage through (often with 'up).
Hair is clogging the drainpipe.
The roads are clogged up with traffic.
Clog
To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.
Clog
To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
Clog
(legal) To enforce a mortgage lender right that prevents a borrower from exercising a right to redeem.
Clog
(intransitive) To perform a clog dance.
Clog
That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.
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.
Clog
A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or an animal to hinder motion.
As a dog . . . but chance breaks loose,And quits his clog.
A clog of lead was round my feet.
Clog
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.
In France the peasantry goes barefoot; and the middle sort . . . makes use of wooden clogs.
Clog
To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.
The winds of birds were clogged with ace and snow.
Clog
To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel.
Clog
To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
The commodities are clogged with impositions.
You 'll rue the timeThat clogs me with this answer.
Clog
To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter.
In working through the bone, the teeth of the saw will begin to clog.
Clog
To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass.
Move it sometimes with a broom, that the seeds clog not together.
Clog
Footwear usually with wooden soles
Clog
Any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
Clog
A dance performed while wearing clogs; has heavy stamping steps
Clog
Become or cause to become obstructed;
The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
The water pipe is backed up
Clog
Dance a clog dance
Clog
Impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden;
Horses were clogged until they were tamed
Clog
Impede with a clog or as if with a clog;
The market is being clogged by these operations
My mind is constipated today
Clog
Coalesce or unite in a mass;
Blood clots
Clog
Fill to excess so that function is impaired;
Fear clogged her mind
The story was clogged with too many details
