clot
clot [clot clots clotted clotting] noun, verb BrE [klɒt] NAmE [klɑːt] noun 1. = ↑blood clot •They removed a clot from his brain. 2. (old-fashioned, BrE, informal)a stupid person Word Origin: Old English clott, clot, of Germanic origin; related to German Klotz. Example Bank: •patients who have a tendency to form clots more readily verb (-tt-)intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) when blood or cream clots or when sth clots it, it forms thick lumps or ↑clots •a drug that stops blood from clotting during operations •the blood clotting agent, Factor 8 Verb forms: Word Origin: Old English clott, clot, of Germanic origin; related to German Klotz.
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