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noun

ˈklät How to pronounce clot (audio)
Definition of clotnext
1
as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit a clot of daisies occupied one corner of the flower bed

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2
as in clump
a small uneven mass clots of dirt that were flung up by the horses' hooves

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3
as in moron
British a stupid person was of the opinion that most of the people running for parliament were clots

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clot

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verb

1
as in to block
to prevent passage through by filling with something phone lines clotted by Internet traffic

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2
as in to gel
to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly scabs form over cuts when your blood starts to clot

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Recent Examples of clot
Noun
The mini-strokes, or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) as the American Stroke Association explains, were temporary blockages, here caused by pieces of the clot splintering off and traveling to the teen’s brain. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 The routine shot, which helps the blood to clot, has protected generations of infants from a life-threatening deficiency that can lead to uncontrollable bleeding. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 14 July 2026
Verb
This means that rather than just causing bleeding, the toxins trigger widespread consumption of clotting factors, rendering the victim unable to form normal blood clots, which can result in fatal internal bleeding. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 The discovery of vitamin K and its role in clotting blood won the Nobel Prize in 1943. — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for clot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clot
  1. cluster
  2. clump
  3. moron
  4. block
  5. gel
  6. batch
  7. chunk
  8. stupid
Noun
  • Health officials were alerted in early May to a cluster of unexplained illnesses around Mongbwalu, a busy gold-mining area near Bunia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • This includes multiple clusters of cases, including the large multistate outbreak related to the iceberg lettuce.
    — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of cluster
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  • Adult oysters, by contrast, attach themselves to hard surfaces for life, fusing their shells to the surface and growing in irregular clumps.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The force of Allen being driven into the ground sent a massive clump of Highmark Stadium’s fresh grass into the air — roots, dirt and all.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of clump
Noun
  • God help us all if some idiot, some moron, ever put you in charge.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
  • Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of moron
Verb
  • The train began blocking the crossing on Tuesday morning, forcing drivers to find alternate routes.
    — Terell Bailey, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Instagram users have always been able to block others — and, along with Meta’s oldest crown jewel, Facebook — the app has gradually added features for reporting problematic accounts and inappropriate content.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of block
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  • Carrick using Mbeumo as a centre-forward is not new — but the way United’s forward line is gelling around him is.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Both have had time to gel as a squad, and both have managers who know how to get over the line.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of gel
Noun
  • A day later, another batch of government data showed that prices paid to wholesalers by producers of goods had been left unchanged in July, coming in lower than economists’ expected.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Uganda received its first batch of nearly 20,000 doses of lenacapavir in February and began distributing it in April, one month behind schedule.
    — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of batch
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  • Expect Black to play a good chunk of snaps Thursday to solidify his standing after San Francisco drafted him in the third round, calling him the second-best running back in the draft despite being the third off the board.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Fujiyama spent a chunk of our interview talking up investments in Europe’s defense sector, where Carlyle sees a €9 trillion opportunity.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Problem is, even people who know baseball don’t know baseball, which makes betting on baseball stupid.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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