clog up

verb

To block something completely and physically.

“The fat that I drained off the meat clogged up the drain.”

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Meanings

verbclog up (third-person singular simple present clogs up, present participle clogging up, simple past and past participle clogged up)

present singular third person clogs up · participle present clogging up · participle past clogged up · past clogged up

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo block something completely and physically.

    The fat that I drained off the meat clogged up the drain.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome or cause to become obstructed

Similar
clogchoke offback upcongestchokefoulcrap up
Broader
obstructobturateimpede
Also see
back upchokechoke offclogcongestcrap upfoul

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

clog up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clog%20up

MLA

“clog up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clog%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clog up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clog%20up.

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