blockage

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The state or condition of being blocked.
2. (countable) The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage.
3. (countable, uncountable) Occlusion of a lumen (especially that of a blood vessel or intestine), or the thing that is causing it; as:
4. (countable, uncountable) Occlusion of a lumen (especially that of a blood vessel or intestine), or the thing that is causing it; as:

Synonyms

obstruction

block

occlusion

closure

stoppage

stop

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hindrance

barrier

blockade

obstacle

blocking

handicap

quarantine

disincentive

exclusion

blinding

jam

jamming

plugging-up

baulk

balk

paralysis

plugging

restraint

backup

stopping

stopping up

thrombus

snarl-up

bott

blind plug

clog

choking

clogging

closing

Translations

obstruction

blocco

obstáculo

Blockierung

tıkanma

bloccaggio

έμφραξη

obstrucción

intasamento

arresto

ostruzione

απόφραξη

φραγμός

μπλοκάρισμα

Verstopfung

Etymology

From block + -age.