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atascar

to jam

verb ah-tahs-KAHR Rare

Also means

to clog

Usage Note

Atascar means to block or jam a mechanism, pipe, or passage. The reflexive atascarse is very common: el tráfico se atascó ('traffic got jammed'), el desagüe se atascó ('the drain got clogged'). It is a regular -ar verb but note the spelling change before -e endings: atasqué (first-person preterite).

Examples

"El desagüe se atascó con restos de comida."

Natural Translation

The drain got clogged with food scraps.

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