clog vs close up

close up vs clog

clog is a noun but close up is not a noun.

clog and close up both are verbs.

clog is not an adverb while close up is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clog	Yes	No	Yes	No
close up	No	No	Yes	Yes

As verbs, close up is a hypernym of clog; that is, close up is a word with a broader meaning than clog:

clog: become or cause to become obstructed
close up: block passage through

Other hypernyms of clog include block, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude.

clog (noun)	close up (noun)
a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps
any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
footwear usually with wooden soles

clog (verb)	close up (verb)
impede with a clog or as if with a clog	refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
fill to excess so that function is impaired	block passage through
coalesce or unite in a mass	unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
become or cause to become obstructed	cease to operate or cause to cease operating
impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
dance a clog dance

clog (adverb)	close up (adverb)
	very close

Difference between clog and close up

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