clog up

VERB

congest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choke overburden overcrowd

STRONG

block crowd dam filled pack plug

Antonyms

STRONG

let go unblock

VERB

stuff

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cram fill pack pad shove squeeze stow wedge

STRONG

compress congest crowd force glut gobble gorge gormandize guzzle jam overfill overindulge overstuff push ram sate satiate wad

WEAK

choke up fill to overflowing fill to the brim jam-pack

Antonyms

STRONGEST

use

STRONG

abstain deprive diet dissatisfy fast repress suppress

WEAK

unload unstuff

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“If a well stays shut too long, it could clog up, and the oil hardens a bit. Then it would take even longer before they can start it back up,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Patients are being warned not to clog up A&E with everyday niggles as NHS figures show thousands turned to hospitals for minor ailments such as hiccups and ingrowing toenails last winter.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

The Kings have had success with that system, which uses three players to clog up the neutral zone and make it difficult for opponents to enter the offensive zone in control.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2024

Downs has also been studying what things in the blood and skin could "clog" up the sensors and reduce their accuracy over time.

From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023

The captain cleared us aside and used some tar to clog up the hole.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

clog up

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