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block up ThesaurusVerb | 1. | block up - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"barricade, block, block off, blockade, bar, stopobturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"block off, close off, shut off - block off the passage through; "We shut off the valve"close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"obstruct, block - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" | Translationsblock up
block up1. To obstruct. This cold is blocking up my nose and I can hardly breathe. One of the kids flushed some action figures, which are now blocking up the pipes.2. To make one constipated. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "block" and "up." That type of food always blocks me up—I was constipated for days the last time I ate it.See also: block, upblock someone up*to constipate someone. That food always blocks me up. He blocked himself up by eating something he shouldn't. That vile stuff would block up anybody!See also: block, upblock something upto obstruct something; to stop the flow within a channel. The heaps of debris blocked the channel up. The leaves blocked up the drain.See also: block, upblock upv.1. To obstruct something, as a passageway: The stalled truck blocked up the road. The old leaves are blocking up the drainage pipes.2. To cause something to become obstructed: The soldiers blocked up the tunnel with barbed wire. A bad head cold has blocked my sinus passages up.3. To become obstructed: My arteries had blocked up, so my doctor put me on a special diet.See also: block, upblock up Related to block up: fill up, get behind, allow for, seek out, sort outSynonyms for block upverb render unsuitable for passageSynonyms- barricade
- block
- block off
- blockade
- bar
- stop
Related Words- obturate
- occlude
- close up
- impede
- obstruct
- jam
- block
- block off
- close off
- shut off
- close
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