Thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots).
Clogs are also used in several different styles of dance. When worn for dancing an important feature is the sound of the clog against the floor. This is one of the fundamental roots of tap, but with the tap shoes the taps are free to click against each other and produce different sound to clogs. Clogs are a type of footwear made in part or completely from wood. Clogs are used worldwide and although the form may vary by culture, within a culture the form often remained unchanged for centuries. Traditional clogs were often worn in heavy labor. What I call the biomat is called a clogging mat by those who do not understand what is going on in the soil treatment area. Unfortunately, the words “clogging mat” give the implication that the mat will “clog” and stop the flow of liquid into the soil surrounding the soil treatment area. There may seem to be little distinction between the two terms used to explain a failing drainfield system. QUESTION: I have been reading about the clogging mat and how bad that mat is for a septic system. In some of your columns, you’ve referred to the biomat. 1. To obstruct movement on or in; block up: Heavy traffic clogged the freeways. 2. To hamper the function or activity of; impede: attorneys clogging our courts with actions designed to harass state and local governments (Roslyn L. Anderson and Patricia L. Irvin). Something must be done at once or they would rush forward upon their fellows in a mad stampede that would result in trampling down hundreds beneath the flood and eventually clogging the passage beyond any hope of retreat for those in advance. Clogging is a type of folk dance in which the dancer's footwear is used musically by striking the heel, the toe, or both against a floor or each other to create audible percussive rhythms, usually to the downbeat with the heel keeping the rhythm. Clogging is often considered the first form of street dance because it evolved in urban environments during the industrial revolution. As the clogging style has evolved over the years, many localities have made contributions by adding local steps and rhythms to the style. The dance has origins in Wales and England. In the fifteenth century the all-wooden clog was replaced by a leather-topped shoe with a one-piece wooden botto • CLOG (noun). The noun CLOG has 3 senses: 1. footwear usually with wooden soles. 2. any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction. 3. a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps. Familiarity information: CLOG used as a noun is uncommon. Hypernyms (to clog is one way to...): dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance). Domain category: dance; dancing; saltation; terpsichore (taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music). In later periods it was not always called clogging, being known variously as flatfooting, foot-stomping, buck dancing, clog dancing, jigging, or other local terms. What all these had in common was emphasising the downbeat of the music by enthusiastic footwork. Clogging is often considered the first form of street dance because it evolved in urban environments during the industrial revolution. As the clogging style has evolved over the years, many localities have made contributions by adding local steps and rhythms to the style. The dance has origins in Wales and England. In the fifteenth century the all-wooden clog was replaced by a leather-topped shoe with a one-piece wooden bottom • CLOGGED (adjective). The adjective CLOGGED has 3 senses: 1. thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots). 2. stopped up; clogged up. 3. loaded with something that hinders motion. Familiarity information: CLOGGED used as an adjective is uncommon. Full Definition of CLOG. transitive verb. 1. a: to impede with a clog: hinder. 2. intransitive verb. 1. : to become filled with extraneous matter —often used with up. 2. : to unite in a mass: clot. Full Definition of CLOG. 1. a: a weight attached especially to an animal to hinder motion b: something that shackles or impedes: encumbrance 1. 2. : a shoe, sandal, or overshoe having a thick typically wooden sole. See clog defined for English-language learners. See clog defined for kids.
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