Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To clear a blockage from (a drain, for example).
from The Century Dictionary.
- To disencumber of what clogs; relieve of difficulties or obstructions; free from encumbrances.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To disencumber of a clog, or of difficulties and obstructions; to free from encumbrances; to set at liberty.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
remove ablockage from. - verb intransitive To have a
blockage removed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb become or cause to become unobstructed
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Examples
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Paulson argues that relieving banks of dubious mortgage-backed securities will "unclog" the financial system and encourage essential business and consumer lending.
Paulson's Panic 2008
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The great lie is that this bail out will 'unclog' the credit pipes -- as if other people are sitting around with trillions of dollars ready to buy out junk bonds at above-market prices.
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This presumably would "unclog" capital markets, the financial economy would begin functioning normally again, and then the government would recoup what it could.
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I've had to 'unclog' parts of the burner with a push-pin a couple of times now.
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The great lie is that this bail out will 'unclog' the credit pipes -- as if other people are sitting around with trillions of dollars ready to buy out junk bonds at above-market prices.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008
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Others report using clips to hang Christmas tree ornaments, clean pipes and unclog tubes of glue.
Mousetraps, Maybe, but Can You Build a Better Paper Clip? James R. Hagerty 2011
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Everyone was supposed to know how to write, talk, run a web press, unclog a toilet, stage a demonstration.
Susie Bright: The Terrible Secret of Women's Memoirs: Kill the Cookie Susie Bright 2011
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Everyone was supposed to know how to write, talk, run a web press, unclog a toilet, stage a demonstration.
Susie Bright: The Terrible Secret of Women's Memoirs: Kill the Cookie Susie Bright 2011
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And then there are some in the administration who simply want to unclog the pipeline of loans awaiting modification.
Mortgage Regulation Proposals Good For Regulators, Bad For Homeowners 2011
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Some professional reporters might be able to unclog a toilet, but that doesn't make them plumbers.
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