clot

  • 21clot —    This term has been used to refer to a foolish person, or clod, since at least the seventeenth century. In modern use it seems to be restricted to British speakers, who are far more likely to use it as a friendly insult than as a serious one.… …

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  • 22clot — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blood ▪ a blood clot on her brain VERB + CLOT ▪ dissolve, remove ▪ prevent …

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  • 23clot — I UK [klɒt] / US [klɑt] noun [countable] Word forms clot : singular clot plural clots 1) a lump consisting of blood or another liquid that has become thick 2) British informal old fashioned a stupid person II UK [klɒt] / US [klɑt] verb… …

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  • 24clòt — 1. clot m. plat; creux; cavité; dépression, fosse ; plateau. Lo clòt de la man : le creux de la main. Es un relarg tot de clòts emai de gibas : c est une surface faite de trous et de bosses. voir cròs, bòrna, raga 2. a, clot, clouet, o adj.… …

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  • 25clot — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clott; akin to Middle High German klōz lump, ball more at clout Date: before 12th century 1. a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) 2. a. a… …

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  • 26clot — /klot/, n., v., clotted, clotting. n. 1. a mass or lump. 2. a semisolid mass, as of coagulated blood. 3. a small compact group of individuals: a clot of sightseers massed at the entrance. 4. Brit. Informal. blockhead, dolt, clod. v.i. 5. to form… …

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  • 27clot — Rasta Dictionary 1. cloth, an essential part of most Jamaican bad words, such as bumbo clot, rass clot, blood clot, etc. The essence of Jamaican cursing seems to be nastiness, rather than the blashemy or sexuality which is characteristic of the… …

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  • 28clot — [[t]klɒ̱t[/t]] clots, clotting, clotted 1) N COUNT A clot is a sticky lump that forms when blood dries up or becomes thick. He needed emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain. 2) VERB When blood clots, it becomes thick and forms a… …

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  • 29clot — [[t]klɒt[/t]] n. v. clot•ted, clot•ting 1) a mass or lump 2) a semisolid mass, as of coagulated blood 3) a small compact group of individuals; cluster 4) brit. Brit. blockhead 5) to form into clots; coagulate 6) to cause to clot 7) to cover with… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30clot — 1. noun /klɒt/ a) A solidified mass of blood. b) A silly person. 2. verb /klɒt/ a) To form into a clot or mass b) …

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