"unclog" meaning in English

See unclog in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unclog [canonical], unclogs [third-person, singular], unclogged [past], unclogged [past, participle], unclogging [present, participle]
Etymology: un- + clog Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|clog}} un- + clog Head templates: {{verb|unclog|g}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you unclog something, such as a pipe, you remove a blockage from it.
    Sense id: simple-unclog-en-verb-xbyiiQIb
  2. If something is unclogged, the blockage in it has been removed.
    Sense id: simple-unclog-en-verb-X3mc0ZOq Categories (other): Verbs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with un-
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