reclog

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verb

To clog again

“The sewer reclogged due to debris in the runoff.”

OriginEnglish clog ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbreclog (third-person singular simple present reclogs, present participle reclogging, simple past and past participle reclogged)

present singular third person reclogs · participle present reclogging · participle past reclogged · past reclogged

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo clog again

    The sewer reclogged due to debris in the runoff.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishclog
  7. Englishreclog

From re- + clog.

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APA

reclog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclog

MLA

“reclog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclog. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reclog,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclog.

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