unclog


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un·clog

 (ŭn-klŏg′)
tr.v. un·clogged, un·clog·ging, un·clogs
To clear a blockage from (a drain, for example).
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unclog

(ʌnˈklɒɡ)
vb, -clogs, -clogging or -clogged
(tr) to remove an obstruction from (a drain, etc)
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un•clog

(ʌnˈklɒg, -ˈklɔg)

v. -clogged, -clog•ging. v.t.
1. to free of an obstruction: to unclog a drain.
v.i.
2. to become unclogged.
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unclog


Past participle: unclogged
Gerund: unclogging

Imperative
unclog
unclog
Present
I unclog
you unclog
he/she/it unclogs
we unclog
you unclog
they unclog
Preterite
I unclogged
you unclogged
he/she/it unclogged
we unclogged
you unclogged
they unclogged
Present Continuous
I am unclogging
you are unclogging
he/she/it is unclogging
we are unclogging
you are unclogging
they are unclogging
Present Perfect
I have unclogged
you have unclogged
he/she/it has unclogged
we have unclogged
you have unclogged
they have unclogged
Past Continuous
I was unclogging
you were unclogging
he/she/it was unclogging
we were unclogging
you were unclogging
they were unclogging
Past Perfect
I had unclogged
you had unclogged
he/she/it had unclogged
we had unclogged
you had unclogged
they had unclogged
Future
I will unclog
you will unclog
he/she/it will unclog
we will unclog
you will unclog
they will unclog
Future Perfect
I will have unclogged
you will have unclogged
he/she/it will have unclogged
we will have unclogged
you will have unclogged
they will have unclogged
Future Continuous
I will be unclogging
you will be unclogging
he/she/it will be unclogging
we will be unclogging
you will be unclogging
they will be unclogging
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unclogging
you have been unclogging
he/she/it has been unclogging
we have been unclogging
you have been unclogging
they have been unclogging
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unclogging
you will have been unclogging
he/she/it will have been unclogging
we will have been unclogging
you will have been unclogging
they will have been unclogging
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unclogging
you had been unclogging
he/she/it had been unclogging
we had been unclogging
you had been unclogging
they had been unclogging
Conditional
I would unclog
you would unclog
he/she/it would unclog
we would unclog
you would unclog
they would unclog
Past Conditional
I would have unclogged
you would have unclogged
he/she/it would have unclogged
we would have unclogged
you would have unclogged
they would have unclogged
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.unclog - become or cause to become unobstructedunclog - become or cause to become unobstructed; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it"
disengage, free - free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"
clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
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Translations

unclog

[ˈʌnˈklɒg] VTdesatascar
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unclog

vt pipe, draindie Verstopfung in (+dat)beseitigen; arteryfrei machen; wheelbefreien
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unclog

vt. desbloquear, permeabilizar; destupir, destapar.
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