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block up

/blɒk ʌp/

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verb

/blɒk ʌp/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по полной блокировке или засорению прохода, трубы или отверстия, препятствующего потоку или движению.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of completely obstructing or clogging a passage, pipe, or opening, preventing flow or movement.

uncountable · transitive and intransitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Obstruct or cloginformal

    To cause something to become blocked or filled so that nothing can pass through.

    ruЗабивать

    • The drain is blocked up with hair and soap.
    • Heavy snow blocked up the roads leading to the village.
    • Don't block up the ventilation system with furniture.

    Synonymsblockchokeclogcongestdamfilljamobstructplugstop up

    Antonymsclearopenunclog

  2. Prevent movement or flowinformal

    To stop the movement or flow of something by placing an obstacle.

    ruЗаблокировать

    • The protesters blocked up the entrance to the building.
    • A fallen tree blocked up the path in the forest.
    • The pipe is blocked up, so water cannot flow through.

    Synonymsbarricadeblockchokeclogcongestdamimpedeobstructplugstop

Forms
  • blocked up past participle
  • blocked up past simple
  • blocking up present participle
  • blocks up third person singular

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Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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