To clog up something (or clog something up) is to block it so that nothing can move or pass through it.
Examples of use:
1. They poured oil down the sink and now the drain is clogged up.
2. People park their cars outside the shops and clog up the road.
3. The washbasin is clogged up. I'll phone a plumber.
4. Don't wash your football boots in the kitchen sink – you'll clog up the drain.
5. The truck convoy is clogging up the motorway.
| infinitive |
clog up |
| present simple |
clog up and clogs up |
| -ing form |
clogging up |
| past simple |
clogged up |
| past participle |
clogged up |
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