Unclog — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become or cause to become unobstructed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌŋklˈɑːɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌŋklˈɒɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌŋklˈɒɡ/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌŋklˈɑːɡ/.

Examples

The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

clog

Parts of Speech

verb	become or cause to become unobstructed “The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verstopfen

frei werden oder bewirken, dass sie nicht mehr behindert werden

🇫🇷French

déboucher

devenir ou faire en sorte qu'il soit dégagé

🇪🇸Spanish

desatascar

quedar o hacer que quede libre de obstáculos

🇮🇹Italian

sbloccare

diventare o far diventare non ostruito

🇳🇱Dutch

ontstoppen

ongehinderd worden of veroorzaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

desentupir

tornar-se ou fazer com que fique desobstruído

🇷🇺Russian

прочистить

стать или стать беспрепятственным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खोलना

अबाधित हो जाना या होने का कारण बनना

🇧🇩Bengali

আনক্লগ

পরিণত হওয়া বা অবরুদ্ধ হওয়ার কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

அடைப்பை நீக்கவும்

தடையில்லாமல் ஆக அல்லது ஆவதற்கு காரணமாகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మూసుకుపోవు

అవరోధం లేకుండా మారింది లేదా కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

अनक्लोग

बनणे किंवा अबाधित होण्यास कारणीभूत होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનક્લોગ

બનવું અથવા અવરોધ વિનાનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನ್ಕ್ಲಾಗ್

ಆಗಲು ಅಥವಾ ಅಡೆತಡೆಯಾಗಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അൺക്ലോഗ്

തടസ്സമില്ലാത്തതായി മാറുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਕਲਾਗ

ਬਣੋ ਜਾਂ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਰਹਿਤ ਬਣਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھولنا

بننا یا بلا روک ٹوک بننے کا سبب بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疏通

变得或导致变得畅通无阻

🇯🇵Japanese

詰まりを取り除く

妨げられなくなる、または妨げられなくなる

🇰🇷Korean

막힌 것을 풀다

방해받지 않게 되거나 방해받지 않게 되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thông tắc

trở nên hoặc khiến trở nên không bị cản trở

🇹🇭Thai

ปลดบล็อก

กลายเป็นหรือทำให้ไม่มีสิ่งกีดขวาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuka sumbatan

menjadi atau menyebabkan menjadi tidak terhalang

🇵🇭Filipino

alisan ng bara

maging o maging sanhi upang maging walang harang

🇲🇾Malay

buka sumbat

menjadi atau menyebabkan menjadi tidak terhalang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فك الانسداد

تصبح أو تتسبب في أن تصبح دون عائق

🇮🇷Persian

رفع گرفتگی

تبدیل یا باعث بلامانع شدن می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

tıkanıklığı açmak

engelsiz hale gelmek veya engelsiz hale gelmesine neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'unclog' is 'become or cause to become unobstructed'.

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