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.

See also: clog, up

[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.

See also: clog, up

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nicolette	[.nikə'let]
Jepson	JEP-sən	English (Rare)
Jannicke	YAHN-nik-ke (Swedish)	Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
AbdÜLkadİR	-	Turkish
Peta	-	English (Australian)
Steward	['stju:wəd]