blocked
b lokt
- v render unsuitable for passage
- v hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
His brother blocked him at every turn - v stop from happening or developing
- v interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- v run on a block system
- v interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
- v shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage - v stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- v obstruct
Her arteries are blocked - v block passage through
- v support, secure, or raise with a block
- v impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- v be unable to remember
- v shape by using a block
- v shape into a block or blocks
- v prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- s closed to traffic
the repaving results in many blocked streets - s completely obstructed or closed off
the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges
- Several weeks ago, President Ford blocked the sale of some 10 million metric tons of grain to the Soviets and is permitting them to buy scarcely one-fifth of that amount.
- GARRETT NAIL, Atlanta resident, who joined neighbors to clear a tree that blocked a road to their community; flash floods in the southeast have killed at least eight people.
- PHILADELPHIA: In a major decision reaffirming guarantees of free speech, three federal judges blocked enforcement of the Communications Decency Act Wednesday, ruling that the .