block
noun [C usually singular] (OBJECT BLOCKING) /blɒk/
/blɑːk/ Definition
C2 something that blocks a tube or opening: A block in (= an object blocking) the pipe was preventing the water from coming through. → Synonym blockageClosing and blocking
(Definition of block noun (OBJECT BLOCKING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- barricade verb
- batten down the hatches idiom
- block sth off phrasal verb
- block sth up phrasal verb
- block verb
- blockage noun
- cork verb
- dam sth up phrasal verb
- dam verb
- ensconce verb
- ensconced adjective
- gum sth up phrasal verb
- seal verb (COVERING)
- shut sb/sth out phrasal verb (PREVENT ENTRY)
- shut sth off phrasal verb (AREA)
- shut verb (CLOSE)
- silt (sth) up phrasal verb
- snap verb (MOVE QUICKLY)
- stop verb (BLOCK)
- the darkest hour is just before the dawn idiom
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Closing and blocking
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