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- Dictionaryclot/klɒt/
noun
- 1. a thick mass of coagulated liquid, especially blood, or of material stuck together: "a blood clot" Similar
- 2. a foolish or clumsy person: informal British "Watch where you're going, you clot!" Similar
verb
- 1. form or cause to form clots: "drugs that help blood to clot"
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CLOT definition: 1. an almost solid piece of something: 2. a stupid person: 3. to form clots: . Learn more.
The meaning of CLOT is a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum). How to use clot in a sentence.
A soft insoluble mass formed when blood or lymph gels. During blood clotting, white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, and various clotting factors interact in a cascade of chemical reactions initiated by a wound. When a body tissue is injured, calcium ions and platelets act on prothrombin to produce the enzyme thrombin.
A clot is a mass of coagulated blood. It's your body's way of repairing itself, stopping blood from flowing and beginning to heal a wound. You can use the noun clot for any liquid that forms a solid lump or mass, though it's usually a medical term specifically related to blood.
1. A thick, viscous, or coagulated mass or lump, as of blood. 2. A clump, mass, or lump, as of clay. 3. A compact group: a clot of trucks blocking the tunnel's entrance. v. clot·ted, clot·ting, clots. v.intr. To form into a clot or clots; coagulate: The blood clotted over the wound.
A clot is a sticky lump that forms when blood dries up or becomes thick. He needed emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain. Synonyms: lump , mass , clotting , curdling More Synonyms of clot
noun. a mass or lump. a semisolid mass, as of coagulated blood. a small compact group of individuals: a clot of sightseers massed at the entrance. British Informal. blockhead, dolt, clod. See more. verb (used without object),clot·ted, clot·ting. to form into clots; coagulate. verb (used with object),clot·ted, clot·ting. to cause to clot.
CLOT definition: 1. a lump that forms when a liquid, especially blood, becomes almost solid 2. a stupid person 3. to…. Learn more.
Definition of clot noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A soft, thickened area or lump formed on or within a liquid; specif., a lump produced by the natural thickening of certain proteins in the blood, as at the site of a wound (in full blood clot) Webster's New World
