clog

v. i. 1. To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter. [ 1913 Webster ]

In working through the bone, the teeth of the saw will begin to clog. S. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass. [ 1913 Webster ]

Move it sometimes with a broom, that the seeds clog not together. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Clogged p. pr. & vb. n. Clogging. ] 1. To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper. [ 1913 Webster ]

The winds of birds were clogged with ace and snow. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex. [ 1913 Webster ]

The commodities are clogged with impositions. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

You 'll rue the time
That clogs me with this answer. Shak.

Syn. -- Impede; hinder; obstruct; embarrass; burden; restrain; restrict. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. obstructed so as to prevent or hinder flow of a fluid; -- of conduits; as, clogged pipes; clogged arteries.
Syn. -- choked. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. filled beyond capacity (with people or vehicles), so as to retard movement; as, The store aisles were clogged with shoppers on the day before Christmas.; The clogged highways made me miss my appointment..
Syn. -- choked. [ PJC ]

n. The state of being clogged. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Anything which clogs. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]