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English noun: blockade | |||
| 1. | blockade (act) a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy | ||
| Synonyms | encirclement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | action, military action | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, naval blockade, siege | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 2. | blockade (artifact) prevents access or progress | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor | ||
English verb: blockade | |||
| 1. | blockade (social) hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of | ||
| Samples | His brother blocked him at every turn. | ||
| Synonyms | block, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bottleneck, check, filibuster, hang, stonewall | ||
| 2. | blockade (contact) render unsuitable for passage | ||
| Samples | Block the way. Barricade the streets. Stop the busy road. | ||
| Synonyms | bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, stop | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | block off, close, close off, shut off | ||
| Verb group | block, obstruct | ||
| 3. | blockade (competition) obstruct access to | ||
| Synonyms | block off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude | ||
| 4. | blockade (competition) impose a blockade on | ||
| Synonyms | seal off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround | ||
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