clot

//klɒt//
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Noun

clotSingular
clotsPlural
1

A thick, semi-solid lump formed from a liquid, especially blood.

A blood clot formed in his leg after the surgery.

2

A mass or lump of soft or sticky matter.

There was a clot of mud stuck to his shoe.

Verb

clotInfinitive
clotPresent tense
clottedPast tense
clottedPast participle
clottingPresent participle
clotsThird-person singular
1

To form or cause to form into a clot or clots; to coagulate.

The blood began to clot around the wound.

Noun

clotSingular
clotsPlural
1

(British informal) A foolish or stupid person.

Don't be such a clot—you forgot your keys again!

Synonym