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clog up

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foulverb

    become or cause to become obstructed

    "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"

Wiktionary

  1. clog upverb

    to completely physically block

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  1. clog up

    To clog up means to block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter or substances, leading to reduced flow or movement. This term can be used to refer to physical objects such as pipes and arteries, or it can be metaphorically used to describe situations where progress or processes are hindered or obstructed.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of clog up in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of clog up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of clog up in a Sentence

  1. Venu Menon:

    While these symptoms lack specificity they will empower more people to alert EMS, on the flip side, a large proportion of worried well may also clog up limited EMS services if an alarmist approach is taken.

  2. Dale Wilcox:

    It also provides yet another incentive for more illegal aliens to come and will further clog up our immigration courts, some of the most backed up in the nation.

  3. Saj Khan:

    Dr Homer said. The laser treats only the iris and does not enter the pupil or treat any portion of the inside of the eye where the nerves affecting the vision are located. The company is still in the fundraising stage but hopes to have completed clinical trials within several years. And the cost of turning your brown eyes blue ? Dr Homer says Stroma Medical would charge around $ 5,000( £ 3,120) for the procedure. Industry skepticism Industry reaction to the process has been muted. Ophthalmologists who deal with people's eyes, Dr Homer concedes, have every right to be skeptical for the simple fact they are dealing with one of the most sensitive organs in the human body. Saj Khan, an ophthalmologist at the London Eye Hospital, told CNN the treatment raised some red flags. ' The main concern with any procedure that involves releasing pigment inside the eye is that the pigment can clog up the normal drainage channels which can in turn cause the pressure inside the eye to go up, if that happens significantly enough, for long enough, it's how patients develop glaucoma.

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