Contact and joining

Synonyms for clog

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 3, RidgelineContact and joining

become or cause to become obstructed

The leaves clog our drains in the Fall.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

foul

Same sentence, swapped: The leaves foul our drains in the Fall.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for clog as it is used in the sentence above.

overload
clot
unclog

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Closest first: other contact and joining words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

barricadeverbstoprender unsuitable for passageRidgelineHas a reason line cleaveverbsplitseparate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrumentRidgelineHas a reason line clenchverbclinchhold in a tight graspRidgelineHas a reason line runverbmoveprogress by being changedFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line scoreverbmarkassign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluationFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line scourverbabraderub hard or scrubSummitHas a reason line terminateverbstophave an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative senseRidgelineHas a reason line terminationnounendingthe act of ending somethingRidgeline

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