clog

(noun) footwear usually with wooden soles. Synonyms: geta, patten, sabot.

(noun) any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction.

(noun) a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps. Synonyms: clog dance, clog dancing.

(verb) become or cause to become obstructed. Synonyms: choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul. Examples: "The leaves clog our drains in the fall." "The water pipe is backed up."

(verb) dance a clog dance.

(verb) impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden. Example: "Horses were clogged until they were tamed."

(verb) impede with a clog or as if with a clog. Synonyms: constipate. Examples: "The market is being clogged by these operations." "My mind is constipated today."

(verb) coalesce or unite in a mass. Synonyms: clot. Example: "Blood clots."

(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired. Synonyms: overload. Examples: "Fear clogged her mind." "The story was clogged with too many details."