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 | ||