unclog

[uhn-klog, -klawg]

un·clog

[uhn-klog, -klawg] verb, un·clogged, un·clog·ging.
verb (used with object)
1.
to free of an obstruction or impediment: to unclog a drain; to unclog rush-hour traffic.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become unclogged: I can't wash the dishes until the drain unclogs.

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Origin:
1600–10; un-2 + clog

un·clog·ger, noun
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unclog (ʌnˈklɒɡ)
 
vb , -clogs, -clogging, -clogged
(tr) to remove an obstruction from (a drain, etc)

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