to clog
verb/ẽtuˈpiɾ/medium
en·tu·pir
Definition
To obstruct or block a passage, channel, or pipe, preventing normal flow.
Hair clogged the shower drain.
Snow completely clogged the road.
Common collocations
to clog the pipeto clog the drainto clog the roadto clog up with food
Idiomatic expressions
- To clog up on (to eat too much)
Etymology
Do latim 'intupire', de 'in-' (em) e possivelmente uma raiz expressiva.