English verb: block up | |||
1. | block up (contact) render unsuitable for passage | ||
Samples | Block the way. Barricade the streets. Stop the busy road. | ||
Synonyms | bar, barricade, block, block off, blockade, 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 | ||