Phrase guide

block up

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To completely block or obstruct.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To be completely blocked or obstructed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To raise on blocks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

render unsuitable for passage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • block the way
  • barricade the streets
  • stop the busy road

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, bar

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up

Narrower terms: shut off, block off, close off, close

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Irish: iaigh — (transitive) to completely block or obstruct
  • Latin: obtūrō — (transitive) to completely block or obstruct
  • Māori: tairi — (transitive) to completely block or obstruct
  • Russian: блоки́ровать (blokírovatʹ) — (transitive) to completely block or obstruct
  • Russian: заблоки́ровать (zablokírovatʹ) — (transitive) to completely block or obstruct
  • Russian: загроможда́ть (zagromoždátʹ) — (transitive) to completely block or obstruct
  • Russian: загромозди́ть (zagromozdítʹ) — (transitive) to completely block or obstruct
  • Russian: блоки́роваться (blokírovatʹsja) — (intransitive) to be completely blocked or obstructed
  • Russian: заблоки́роваться (zablokírovatʹsja) — (intransitive) to be completely blocked or obstructed