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clog vs slow

slow vs clog

clog is a noun but slow is not a noun.

clog is not an adjective while slow is an adjective.

clog and slow both are verbs.

clog is not an adverb while slow is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clog Yes No Yes No
slow No Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, slow is a hypernym of clog; that is, slow is a word with a broader meaning than clog:
  • clog: impede with a clog or as if with a clog
  • slow: cause to proceed more slowly
Other hypernyms of clog include slow down, slow up.
clog (noun) slow (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 (adjective) slow (adjective)
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
at a slow tempo
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
(of business) not active or brisk
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
clog (verb) slow (verb)
impede with a clog or as if with a clog lose velocity; move more slowly
fill to excess so that function is impaired become slow or slower
coalesce or unite in a mass cause to proceed more slowly
become or cause to become obstructed
impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
dance a clog dance
clog (adverb) slow (adverb)
without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
showing a time that is earlier than the actual time
Difference between clog and slow

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