Antonyms for blocked
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : blok |
| Phonetic Transcription : blÉ’k |
Definition of blocked
Origin :- "solid piece," c.1300, from Old French bloc "log, block" of wood (13c.), via Middle Dutch bloc "trunk of a tree" or Old High German bloh, from a common Germanic source, from PIE *bhlugo-, from *bhelg- "a thick plank, beam" (see balk).
- Meaning "mould for a hat" is from 1570s. Slang sense of "head" is from 1630s. Extended sense of "obstruction" is first recorded 1640s. In cricket from 1825; in U.S. football from 1912. The meaning in city block is 1796, from the notion of a "compact mass" of buildings; slang meaning "fashionable promenade" is 1869.
- BLOCK. A term applied in America to a square mass of houses included between four streets. It is a very useful one. [Bartlett]
- verb obstruct
- All her doors were blocked up, and she lived alone, so there was no one to dig her out.
- Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
- They were blocked by vehicles of all kinds, and their footways were crowded with vegetables.
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- For three minutes they had blocked the view for everybody behind them!
- Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
- Then the light was shut out as the great figure of Jake blocked the doorway.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- But, to his surprise, his path was blocked by Jed, who quietly stepped in front of him.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- The thoroughfares are blocked, and people are pushed about and assaulted.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- Ay, but the water's blocked in the main working, and it's not safe to go down.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- Nancy blocked him at the foot of them with both hands on his shoulders.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- As to the men of Phyle, they too blocked the street at the opposite end, and facing the foe.
- Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
- They blocked up the streets with carts and coaches to prevent his escape.
- Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
Synonyms for blocked
- arrest
- bar
- barricade
- block out
- blockade
- brake
- catch
- charge
- check
- choke
- clog
- close
- close off
- close out
- congest
- cut off
- dam
- deter
- fill
- halt
- hang up
- hinder
- hold up
- impede
- intercept
- interfere with
- occlude
- plug
- prevent
- shut off
- shut out
- stall
- stonewall
- stop
- stop up
- stopper
- stymie
- tackle
- take out of play
- thwart
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