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Unclog

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To clear a blockage from (a drain, for example).

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To remove a blockage from.

v. To have a blockage removed.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To disencumber of a clog, or of difficulties and obstructions; to free from encumbrances; to set at liberty.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To disencumber of what clogs; relieve of difficulties or obstructions; free from encumbrances.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. become or cause to become unobstructed

Word Usage

"The great lie is that this bail out will 'unclog' the credit pipes -- as if other people are sitting around with trillions of dollars ready to buy out junk bonds at above-market prices."

Verb Form

unclogged unclogging unclogs

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

free disengage

Variant

unclogged unclogging