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impede vs clog

clog vs impede

impede is not a noun while clog is a noun.

impede and clog both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
impede No No Yes No
clog Yes No Yes No
As verbs, clog is a hyponym of impede; that is, clog is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than impede:
  • impede: block passage through
  • clog: become or cause to become obstructed
impede (noun) clog (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
impede (verb) clog (verb)
block passage through impede with a clog or as if with a clog
be a hindrance or obstacle to 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 impede and clog

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