noun
clot
klot
noun
1
A thickened, partly solid lump formed from a liquid, especially blood.
"Doctors found a blood clot in his leg after the long flight."
"A clot had formed at the site of the wound."
2
A silly or foolish person (informal, chiefly British).
"Don't be such a clot — you left the keys in the door again!"
verb
1
To thicken and form a solid lump.
"The blood began to clot within minutes of the cut."
How to Use Clot
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA thickened lump formed from a liquid, most often talked about in relation to blood.
When to use it
The "silly person" sense is informal British slang, similar to calling someone a "twit."
Common pairings
blood clot
clot forms
clotting factor
Word Forms
clotted past tense, clots plural, clots singular
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Etymology
From Old English clott, "lump" — a distant relative of "clod" and "klutz."