clog
/klɒɡ/verb
उच्चारण क्लॉग
जाम होना, रुक जाना; अवरुद्ध करना
Core word
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[I/T] ~ (sth) (up) (with sth)
to block something or to become blocked
जाम होना, रुक जाना; अवरुद्ध करना
- The drains are clogged with plastic.
- Traffic clogged the roads during the festival.
- Hair clogged the bathroom drain.
+ 2 more examples
- Fallen leaves can clog the gutter during the monsoon.
- Heavy traffic clogs the main road every morning.
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[C]
a shoe that is completely made of wood or has a thick wooden sole
खड़ाऊँ जैसा लकड़ी का जूता
- Dutch farmers traditionally wore wooden clogs.
- The museum has a pair of painted wooden clogs from Holland.
- She wore a pair of leather clogs in the garden.
+ 2 more examples
- The dancers stamped in wooden clogs on the stage.
- He bought wooden clogs from a market in Amsterdam.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
clog + object
Transitive use: something clogs a pipe, drain or road by blocking it.
Transitive प्रयोग: कोई वस्तु pipe, नाली या सड़क को बंद कर देती है।
- Fallen leaves clogged the drain during the monsoon.
- Heavy traffic clogs the road outside the school every morning.
clog (intransitive)
Intransitive use: the pipe or filter itself becomes blocked.
Intransitive प्रयोग: pipe या filter स्वयं बंद हो जाता है।
- The kitchen sink clogs easily if oil is poured into it.
- The filter had clogged, so the water came out slowly.
clog up / clog up with + noun
The phrasal verb clog up is common; 'with' names the cause.
Phrasal verb 'clog up' आम है; 'with' से कारण बताया जाता है।
- The streets clogged up with vehicles after the cricket match.
- My inbox is clogged up with old emails.
be clogged with + noun
The passive 'be clogged with' states what fills and blocks the place.
Passive 'be clogged with' बताता है कि कौन-सी वस्तु स्थान को भरकर रोक रही है।
- The river was clogged with plastic waste.
+Collocations 4
clog + noun
drainpipefilterarteriesroad
- Too much fried food can clog the arteries.
adverb + clog
completelybadlypartlyeasilygradually
- The nozzle was partly clogged with dust.
clogged + with
mudtraffichairgreaseleaves
- The gutter was clogged with leaves and mud.
clog + noun (system)
serverinboxnetworkcourt systemmemory
- Too many pending cases clog the court system.
“More examples 5
- The workers cleaned the clogged sewer before the rains began.
बारिश शुरू होने से पहले मज़दूरों ने जाम हुए सीवर की सफ़ाई की।
- Plastic bags had clogged the stormwater drains of the city.
प्लास्टिक की थैलियों ने शहर की वर्षा-जल नालियों को बंद कर दिया था।
- Radhika's phone slowed down because unwanted files clogged its memory.
राधिका का फ़ोन धीमा हो गया क्योंकि फ़ालतू फ़ाइलों से उसकी मेमोरी भर गई थी।
- A cough can start when mucus clogs the nose.
जब बलगम नाक को बंद कर दे तो खाँसी शुरू हो सकती है।
- Wooden clogs are a traditional shoe in some European countries.
लकड़ी के clogs कुछ यूरोपीय देशों में पारंपरिक जूते हैं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean to block, but differ in what gets blocked and how.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ रोकने का अर्थ देती हैं, पर क्या और कैसे रुकता है, इसमें अंतर है।
To fill a narrow space, such as a pipe or road, so that movement stops.
संकरे स्थान, जैसे पाइप या सड़क, को भरकर गति रोक देना।
- Mud clogged the wheels.
The general word for stopping passage by putting something in the way.
रास्ते में कुछ रखकर आवागमन रोकने का सामान्य शब्द।
- A fallen tree blocked the road.
To get stuck or packed tightly so that things cannot move.
कसकर फँस जाना या भर जाना ताकि चीज़ें हिल न सकें।
- The printer jammed in the middle of the page.
→Phrasal verbs 1
clog up | clog sth up
to become blocked, or to block something, so that things cannot move through it
पूरी तरह जाम हो जाना या कर देना
- Hair had clogged up the bathroom drain.
- Fat clogs up the arteries over time.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: clogged is common with drains, pipes, arteries and roads, as in clogged arteries.
Usage में clogged अक्सर drains, pipes, arteries और roads के साथ आता है, जैसे clogged arteries।