HyperDic: block_off

English > 3 senses of the expression *block off*:
VERB	competition	block off, blockade	obstruct access to
	contact	block off, barricade, block, blockade, stop, block up, bar	render unsuitable for passage
	contact	block off, shut off, close off	block off the passage through

English > *block off*: 3 senses > verb 1, competition
Meaning	obstruct access to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	blockade
Broader	obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up	Block passage through
Spanish	bloquear, cortar
Catalan	barrar el pas, tallar

English > *block off*: 3 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Render unsuitable for passage.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	barricade, block, blockade, stop, block up, bar
Narrower	close	bar access to
Narrower	shut off, block off, close off	block off the passage through
Broader	obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up	Block passage through
Similar to	obstruct, block	shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
Spanish	bloquear, obstruir
Catalan	blocar, bloquejar, obstruir

English > *block off*: 3 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	block off the passage through.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	shut off, close off
Broader	barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar	Render unsuitable for passage
Spanish	cerrar

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