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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklɒt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/klɑt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(klot)

Inflections of 'clot' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

clots: v 3rd person singular

clotting: v pres p

clotted: v past

clotted: v past p

clot /klɑt/USA pronunciation n., v., clot•ted, clot•ting.
n. [countable]

a semisolid mass, such as of blood:Blood clots had blocked his arteries.
British TermsBrit. blockhead.

to (cause to) form into clots;
coagulate: [no object]That substance helps blood to clot faster.[~ + object]That substance clots blood.

clot (klot),USA pronunciation n., v., clot•ted, clot•ting.
n.

a mass or lump.
a semisolid mass, as of coagulated blood.
a small compact group of individuals:a clot of sightseers massed at the entrance.
British Termsblockhead, dolt, clod.

v.i.

to form into clots;
coagulate.

v.t.

to cause to clot.
to cover with clots:Carefully aimed snowballs clotted the house.
to cause to become blocked or obscured:to clot the book's narrative with too many characters.

bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English clott lump; cognate with Middle Dutch klotte, German Klotz block, log (compare klutz)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

clot /klɒt/ n

a soft thick lump or mass
Brit informal a stupid person; fool

vb (clots, clotting, clotted)

to form or cause to form into a soft thick lump or lumps

Etymology: Old English clott, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch klotte block, lump

'clot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cluster - clutter - coagulate - coronary thrombosis - deep-vein thrombosis - embolus - microclot - thrombin - thrombolysis - thrombosis - thrombus - arteriotomy - cerebral thrombosis - Christmas disease - cleat - clotted cream - clotty - clowder - coagulum - cruor - dingleberry - grume - obstacle - thrombectomy - thrombo- - thromboplastic - thrombopoietin - serum - sickle cell anemia

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Synonyms: lump, glob, clotting, curdling, consolidation, more...

Collocations: a [blood, circulation, tissue] clot, has a (blood) clot in his [brain, arm, arteries], died from a (blood) clot in his [brain], more...

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