clag

/klæɡ/
verb
  1. To stick or clog, as with a sticky substance.
    • Too much glue can clag the nozzle of the bottle.
    • The mud clagged onto the tires, making the car hard to drive.
    • The wet soil clagged to the shovel as he dug.
  2. To become sticky or clogged.
    • The drain clagged up with hair and soap scum.
    • If you don't stir the sauce, it will clag in the pan.
    • The filter clagged after only a few uses.
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noun
  1. Thick, sticky mud or clay, especially in a rural or farming context.
    • We had to walk carefully to avoid sinking into the clag.
    • The farmer's boots were caked with heavy clag from the field.
    • After the rain, the tractor got stuck in the clag.
  2. A sticky or clogging substance, such as congealed food or residue.
    • There was a clag of old oatmeal stuck to the bottom of the pot.
    • The mechanic wiped the clag of grease off his hands.
    • She scraped the clag of dried paint from the brush.
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