- unclog
- transitive verb Date: circa 1608 to free from a difficulty or obstruction
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unclog
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Unclog — Un*clog , v. t. [1st pref. un + clog.] To disencumber of a clog, or of difficulties and obstructions; to free from encumbrances; to set at liberty. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unclog — index disencumber Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unclog — ► VERB (unclogged, unclogging) ▪ remove accumulated matter from … English terms dictionary
unclog — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unclog — unclogger, n. /un klog , klawg /, v., unclogged, unclogging. v.t. 1. to free of an obstruction or impediment: to unclog a drain; to unclog rush hour traffic. v.i. 2. to become unclogged: I can t wash the dishes until the drain unclogs. [1600 10;… … Universalium
unclog — verb Unclog is used with these nouns as the object: ↑drain, ↑sink … Collocations dictionary
unclog — un•clog [[t]ʌnˈklɒg, ˈklɔg[/t]] v. clogged, clog•ging 1) to free of an obstruction: to unclog a drain[/ex] 2) cvb to become unclogged … From formal English to slang
unclog — verb a) To remove a blockage from. b) To have a blockage removed … Wiktionary
unclog — Synonyms and related words: aid, bare, blow, blow out, clean out, clear, clear away, clear off, clear out, clear the decks, clear the way, defecate, deobstruct, deplete, disclose, drain, ease, eliminate, empty, empty out, evacuate, exhaust,… … Moby Thesaurus
unclog — v. free from obstruction (a plugging, a stopping up, a blocking, etc.), open a blockage … English contemporary dictionary
