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unclog

unclog verb: to remove a blockage from.

Verb

unclog (third-person singular simple present unclogs, present participle unclogging, simple past and past participle unclogged)

  1. (transitive) To remove a blockage from.
    • The arteries become clogged with substances that still baffle medical experts. They still do not know how to unclog these arteries so that the blood can have free flow.2011, Billy Graham, The Holy Spirit: Activating God's Power in Your Life
  2. (intransitive) To have a blockage removed.

Forms of unclog

third-person singular presentunclogs
present participleunclogging
past participleunclogged
pastunclogged

Past tense of unclog: unclogged

Origin of unclog

From un- + clog.

Words formed from unclog

Questions about unclog

What does unclog mean?
Unclog means to remove a blockage from.
What part of speech is unclog?
Unclog is a verb.
What is the past tense of unclog?
The past tense of unclog is unclogged.

Words near unclog in the dictionary

  1. uncloaks
  2. uncloathed
  3. unclockable
  4. unclocked
  5. unclodded
  6. unclog
  7. uncloggable
  8. unclogged
  9. unclogger
  10. uncloggers
  11. unclogging

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