clot
/klɔt/
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Definition
Noun:
- A thick, semi-solid mass formed from a liquid, especially blood: A "clot" is a lump or mass that develops when a liquid, such as blood, thickens and coagulates.
- A lump of any thickened or congealed substance: It can also refer to a dense cluster or mass of other materials, like mud or people.
Verb:
- To form into a thick, semi-solid mass; to coagulate: The action of a liquid, especially blood, changing from a fluid state to a thickened, gel-like state.
- To cause a liquid to thicken or coagulate: The act of making a liquid form clots.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The doctor was concerned about a blood clot in the patient's leg.
- After the rain, there were clots of mud on the path.
Verb:
- Blood will clot to stop the bleeding from a wound.
- The chef used rennet to clot the milk for cheese.
Advanced Usage
- "Clot up": To become blocked or obstructed by clots.
- The old pipe had clotted up with grease and debris.
Variants and Related Words
- Clotting (n): The process of forming clots.
- Vitamin K is essential for blood clotting.
- Clotted (adj): Describes something that has formed into clots.
- She served scones with clotted cream.
Synonyms
- Noun: Lump, mass, coagulation, embolus, thrombus (specifically for blood).
- Verb: Coagulate, congeal, thicken, curdle, set.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Clot together: To stick or coalesce into a mass.
- The platelets clotted together to form a seal over the cut.
Related Idioms
- "A clot of [something]": Used to emphasize a dense, often unwieldy, group or mass.
- A clot of tourists blocked the entrance to the museum.
Noun
- a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
Verb
- coalesce or unite in a mass
- Blood clots
- turn into curds
- curdled milk
- cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state
- change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
- coagulated blood