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English verb: block off

1. block off (competition) obstruct access to


Synonymsblockade


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude

2. block off (contact) render unsuitable for passage


SamplesBlock the way.
Barricade the streets.
Stop the busy road.


Synonymsbar, barricade, block, block up, blockade, stop


Pattern of useSomebody ----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 groupblock, obstruct

3. block off (contact) block off the passage through


SamplesWe shut off the valve.


Synonymsclose off, shut off


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop









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