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blockade |
blockade-runner |
blockaded |
blockader |
blockading |
blockage
| blockbuster
| blocked
| blocker
| blockhead
| blockheaded
blockage
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun blockage has 3 senses
- blockage(n = noun.state) obstruction - the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction; Array is a kind of physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
- blockage(n = noun.artifact) block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage - an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" has particulars: breech closer, breechblock, plug, stopper, stopple, vapor lock, vapour lock
- blockage(n = noun.act) closure, occlusion - the act of blocking; Array is a kind of obstruction
has particulars: ileus, intestinal obstruction, tamponade, tamponage
Derived form verb block2
is a kind of impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor
Derived form verb block9
has particulars: implosion
Derived forms verb block12, verb block1, verb block7, verb block2, verb block3
CIDE DICTIONARY
blockage, n.
The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up. [1913 Webster]
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