| 词汇 | clog up |
| 释义 | Phr V clog up clogs, clogging, clogged clog up (sth) or clog (sth) up if something {e.g. road, pipe} clogs up, or if something clogs it up, it becomes blocked and nothing in it is able to moveIf they decide to build this new business park, the roads in the area will clog up. often + withThis disease causes the lungs to clog up with a thick substance. clog up1. To obstruct. A noun or pronoun can be used between "clog" and "up." This cold is clogging up my nose and I can hardly breathe. 2. To make constipated. A noun or pronoun can be used between "clog" and "up." That type of food always clogs me up—I was constipated for days the last time I ate it. clog someone up[for some kind of food] to constipate someone. This cheese clogs me up. I can't eat it. This food clogs up people who eat it. clog something up[for something] to obstruct a channel or conduit. The leaves clogged the gutters up. They clogged up the gutter. clog up[for a channel or conduit] to become blocked. The canal clogged up with leaves and mud. clog upv. 1. To obstruct some passageway: The fallen leaves clogged up the drainpipe. The sediment clogged the pipe up. 2. To cause something to become obstructed: I clogged up the sink with some leftover food. This nagging cold has clogged my sinuses up. 3. To become obstructed: Call the plumber; the toilet clogged up again. |
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