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clog vs silt

silt vs clog

clog and silt both are nouns.

clog and silt both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clog Yes No Yes No
silt Yes No Yes No
As verbs, silt is a hyponym of clog; that is, silt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clog:
  • clog: become or cause to become obstructed
  • silt: become chocked with silt
Other hyponyms of clog include gum up, block, choke up, lug, stuff, silt up.
clog (noun) silt (noun)
a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
footwear usually with wooden soles
clog (verb) silt (verb)
impede with a clog or as if with a clog become chocked with silt
fill to excess so that function is impaired
coalesce or unite in a mass
become or cause to become obstructed
impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
dance a clog dance
Difference between clog and silt

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