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CLOGGING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clogging mean?
• CLOGGING (adjective)
The adjective CLOGGING has 1 sense:
1. preventing movement
Familiarity information: CLOGGING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Preventing movement
Synonyms:
clogging; hindering; impeding; obstructive
Context example:
the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street
Similar:
preventative; preventive (tending to prevent or hinder)
Context examples
It also has benefits such as simple maintenance, no frequent clogging and no energy requirements.
(Soil-based filter bricks clean up water for Moroccan farmers, SciDev.Net)
The filter media should be backwashed or changed after some time, because any biofilm that forms will cause clogging, but the size and surface of the gravel into which the filter bricks are laid could reduce the growth of algae.
(Soil-based filter bricks clean up water for Moroccan farmers, SciDev.Net)
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