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clog up

idiom
Meaning

To block something completely and physically.


Examples
SIMPLE

Too much hair will clog up the drain.

CONTEXTUAL

If you pour grease down the kitchen sink, you will clog up the pipes.

COMPLEX

The heavy autumn leaves began to clog up the storm drains, threatening to flood the street during the evening rainstorm.

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