Clot
Clot verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.
Usage example: phone lines clotted by Internet traffic
Gum up
Gum up verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.
Usage example: arteries gummed up with atheromas
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Gum up and Clot. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clot/gum_up
Clot & Gum up. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clot/gum_up>.
Gum up or Clot. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clot/gum_up.
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