| NOUN | state | blockage, obstruction | the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction |
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| artifact | blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage | an obstruction in a pipe or tube | |
| act | blockage, closure, occlusion | the act of blocking |
| Sounds | blaa'kihjh | |
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| Rhymes | abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... | |
| Meaning | The physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction. | |
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| Synonym | obstruction | |
| Narrower | intestinal obstruction, ileus | Blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel |
| tamponade, tamponage | Blockage or closure (as of a wound / wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding) | |
| Broader | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
| Verbs | block | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of |
| Meaning | An obstruction in a pipe or tube. | |
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| Example | "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" | |
| Synonyms | block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage | |
| Narrower | breechblock, breech closer | A metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing |
| plug, stopper, stopple | Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly | |
| vapor lock, vapour lock | A stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor) | |
| Broader | obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta | Any structure that makes progress difficult |
| Spanish | bloque, bloqueo, cierre, detención, obstrucción, oclusión, parada | |
| Catalan | destorb, obstacle | |
| Verbs | block | obstruct |
| Meaning | The act of blocking. | |
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| Synonyms | closure, occlusion | |
| Narrower | implosion | The initial occluded phase of a stop consonant |
| Broader | obstruction | The act of obstructing / obstructing |
| Spanish | oclusión | |
| Catalan | oclusió | |
| Verbs | block | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) |
| block | render unsuitable for passage | |
| block | shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight | |
| block | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of | |
| block | stop from happening / happening or developing | |
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