block off

block off
verb
1. obstruct access to (Freq. 1)
Syn: ↑blockade
Derivationally related forms: ↑blockade (for: ↑blockade)
Hypernyms:
obstruct, ↑obturate, ↑impede, ↑occlude, ↑jam, ↑block, ↑close up
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

2. render unsuitable for passage
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block the way

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barricade the streets

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stop the busy road

Syn: ↑barricade, ↑block, ↑blockade, ↑stop, ↑block up, ↑bar
Derivationally related forms:
bar (for: ↑bar), ↑stop (for: ↑stop), ↑stopper (for: ↑stop), ↑blockade (for: ↑blockade), ↑blockage (for: ↑block), ↑blocking (for: ↑block), ↑barricade (for: ↑barricade)
Hypernyms:
obstruct, ↑obturate, ↑impede, ↑occlude, ↑jam, ↑block, ↑close up
Hyponyms: ↑shut off, ↑close off, ↑close
Verb Group: ↑obstruct, ↑block
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

3. block off the passage through
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We shut off the valve

Syn: ↑shut off, ↑close off
Hypernyms: ↑barricade, ↑block, ↑blockade, ↑stop, ↑block up, ↑bar
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something


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