unclog

U1N1C3L1O1G2

verb

To remove a blockage from.

Opposite
clog
OriginEnglish clog ← Middle English on- ← Old English on- →
UncommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

verbunclog (third-person singular simple present unclogs, present participle unclogging, simple past and past participle unclogged)

present singular third person unclogs · participle present unclogging · participle past unclogged · past unclogged

  1. transitiveTo remove a blockage from.

    The arteries become clogged with substances that still baffle medical experts. They still do not know how to unclog these arteries so that the blood can have free flow.

    2011, Billy Graham, The Holy Spirit: Activating God's Power in Your Life
  2. intransitiveTo have a blockage removed.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome or cause to become unobstructed

Opposite
clog
Broader
freedisengage
Also see
declogunplug

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Englishclog
  10. Englishunclog

From un- + clog.

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Cite this entry
APA

unclog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unclog

MLA

“unclog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unclog. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unclog,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unclog.

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