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# clot

«clot» in Mova's school dictionary: **a thick, sticky lump that forms in a liquid, especially…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a clot, clots); verb (clot, clots, clotted, clotting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A clot is a thick, sticky lump that forms in a liquid, especially in blood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clot/#m1)

2) To clot means to become thick and form lumps; blood clots to stop bleeding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clot/#m2)

3) In British English, «a clot» is a silly, clumsy person (a mild, friendly insult). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clot/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science and first aid, blood clots to close a cut and stop it bleeding; a scab forms from a clot. A clot inside the body can be dangerous and needs a doctor. In British stories «you clot!» is a gentle way to say «you silly person». Phrases: blood clot, clotted cream.

### examples

- When you cut your finger, the blood starts to clot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clot/#x1)
- A scab is made from a dried blood clot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clot/#x2)
- The doctor said the clot in his leg needed treatment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clot/#x3)
- Milk left out can clot into lumps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clot/#x4)
- Scones with jam and clotted cream are a treat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clot/#x5)
- «You clot, you've put your jumper on backwards!» laughed my brother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clot/#x6)
- His keen starving eyes caught sight of a little red clot lying bright upon the green. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clot/#x7)

### note

Countable noun: a clot, clots. Verb: clot, clotted, clotting (double t). Clotted cream is thick cream from England. Do not call someone a clot if it might hurt their feelings.

### In the corpora

- [After a nosebleed, do not blow or pick your nose for a while, so the clot can heal.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/11/)
- [Drugs like EPO thicken the blood, which can raise the risk of dangerous clots.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/64-cheating-and-doping-as-reported/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «clot» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clot/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.