clog up

clog someone up

[for some kind of food] to constipate someone. This cheese clogs me up. I can't eat it. This food clogs up people who eat it.

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[for something] to obstruct a channel or conduit. The leaves clogged the gutters up. They clogged up the gutter.

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[for a channel or conduit] to become blocked. The canal clogged up with leaves and mud.

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1. To obstruct some passageway: The fallen leaves clogged up the drainpipe. The sediment clogged the pipe up.

2. To cause something to become obstructed: I clogged up the sink with some leftover food. This nagging cold has clogged my sinuses up.

3. To become obstructed: Call the plumber; the toilet clogged up again.

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Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pompeius	-	Ancient Roman
Lilli	LI-lee (German), LEEL-lee (Finnish)	German, Finnish
Salil	-	Arabic
DuŠAnka	-	Serbian, Slovene, Croatian
ĐOrĐE	-	Serbian
Nigellus	-	English (Archaic)