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| clot [ klot ] |
noun (plural clots) |
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1. sticky lump: a mass of thickened liquid, especially blood
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2. any sticky mass: a sticky mass of any substance
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3. cluster: a cluster of people or things
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verb (past and past participle clot·ted, present participle clot·ting, 3rd person present singular clots) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb thicken and form lumps: to thicken, or make a liquid thicken, and form lumps
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2. transitive verb impede: to hinder the free movement or accessibility of something
  The flow of the film is clotted by obscure arguments.
streets clotted by traffic jams
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| [ Old English clott< Indo-European, "form into a ball"] |
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| clot·tish adjective |
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