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  1. 1. v. That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or an animal to hinder motion. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. A shoe, or sandal, intended to protect the feet from wet, or to increase the apparent stature, and having, therefore, a very thick sole. Cf. Chopine. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke up; as, to clog a tube or a channel. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. i. To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. i. To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass. Source: opted
  9. 9. n. footwear usually with wooden soles Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. become or cause to become obstructed Source: wordnet

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