block up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de bloquer complètement ou d'obstruer un passage, un tuyau ou une ouverture, empêchant l'écoulement ou le mouvement.

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

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Obstruct or cloginformal

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

   boucher, obstruer

   • 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.

   Synonymesblockchokeclogcongestdamfilljamobstructplugstop up

   Antonymesclearopenunclog

2. Prevent movement or flowinformal

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

   obstruer

   • 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.

   Synonymesbarricadeblockchokeclogcongestdamimpedeobstructplugstop

Verbe de baseblock