unclogging
Freeing a drain
Unclogging is the act of clearing a blockage from something that was stopped up: I spent the morning unclogging the drain.
The term applies literally to pipes, filters, and arteries, and figuratively to anything impeded: unclogging bureaucratic bottlenecks.
Suction device for clogs
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- augerSpiral hole-maker
- drainageLiquid removal system
- sewerUnderground drainage pipe
pipes · blockage · obstruction · debris · dislodge · remove · dissolve · backflow
Water system tradesperson
- technicianSkilled practical worker
- handymanVersatile home repairer
- repairRestore to working order
- serviceAid or maintenance
fix · wrench · solvent · cleaner · preventive · routine · inspection · troubleshoot
Remove an obstacle
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- openNot closed
release · flow · liberate · flush · breakthrough · resolution · functional · working
plunger
Suction device for clogs
sewer · pipes · blockage · obstruction · debris · dislodge · remove · dissolve · backflow · sewerage
plumber
Water system tradesperson
- technicianSkilled practical worker
- handymanVersatile home repairer
- repairRestore to working order
service · fix · wrench · solvent · cleaner · preventive · routine · inspection · troubleshoot · professional
unblock
Remove an obstacle
open · release · flow · liberate · flush · breakthrough · resolution · functional · working · fixed
decongest
Relieve blocked passages
pores · detoxify · cleanse · mucus · saline · expectorant · circulation · airways · bronchial · cholesterol
- Home Repairsplumbing, painting, drywall, caulking, patching
- plumbingpipes, valves, fittings, faucets, drains
- Drain Clearingdrain snake, plunger, drain cleaner, snaking, plunging
- maintenancepreventive maintenance, maintenance schedule, scheduled maintenance, handyman, repair
- displacementdislocation, dislodging, relocation, displacing, uprooting
uncloggingclogging
Obstructing a passage
blocking · obstructing · plugging · stopping up · congesting
clog, clogged, clogs, clogging, unclog, unclogged, unclogs, clogger, declog