clot
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//klɒt//
- United Kingdom//klɔt//
- United States//klɑt//
- Canada//klɒt//
- //klɔt//
A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
noun
- 1
A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
- 2
A solidified mass of any liquid.
and nothing elſe but euen, A heauie lump and clottred clod of ſeedes togither driuen)
Doth bake the egg into clots as if it began to poach.
- 3
A person who is silly, stupid, dull, a clod.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gel-der. Proto-Germanic *kluttaz Proto-West Germanic *klott Old English clott Middle English clot English clot From Middle English clot, clotte, from Old English clott, from Proto-West Germanic *klott (“lump”). Cognate with German Klotz (“block”). Doublet of clod and klutz.
verb
- 1
To form a clot or mass.
When there is a wounded area on the body, the natural response is for platelets in the blood to clot to plug the wound.
- 2
To cause to clot or form into a mass.
They didn't explode into blood and clotted matter.
Forms
- plural
- clots
- past tense
- clotted
- past participle
- clotted
- present participle
- clotting
- third person singular
- clots
clot · A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
cloth · A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or…clothed · Wearing clothes or clothing.clothes · Items of clothing; apparel.