clog vs promote

clog

verb
  • To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex. 

  • To block or slow passage through (often with 'up'). 

  • To enforce a mortgage lender right that prevents a borrower from exercising a right to redeem. 

  • To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper. 

  • To perform a clog dance. 

noun
  • That which hinders or impedes motion; an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment of any kind. 

  • A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel. 

  • A blockage. 

  • A weight, such as a log or block of wood, attached to a person or animal to hinder motion. 

  • A shoe of any type. 

promote

verb
  • To encourage, urge or incite. 

  • To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure. 

  • To elevate to a higher league. 

  • To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank. 

  • To move on to a subsequent stage of education. 

  • To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity. 

  • To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank. 

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