occlude
block passage through (Freq. 1) - obstruct the path • Syn: obstruct, obturate, impede, jam, block, close up • Ant: free (for: obstruct) • Derivationally related forms: blocking (for: block), occlusive, occlusion, impediment (for: impede), obturator (for: obturate), obstructive (for: obstruct), obstruction (for: obstruct), obstructer (for: obstruct), obstructor (for: obstruct) • Hypernyms: impede, hinder • Hyponyms: blockade, block off, barricade, barricado, suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke, tie up, dam, dam up, screen, block out, land up, earth up, block, stop, block up, bar, clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, foul • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something
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