bloquer

Meaning

1. to block (physically), to barricade, to obstruct
2. to jam, to wedge, to fix in place
3. to freeze (e.g. prices)
4. to defeat
5. to block, to impede, to hinder
6. to freeze, to lock up
7. to become jammed
8. to retreat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/blɔ.ke/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bloquer, from Middle Dutch blok, from Old Dutch *blok, from Proto-West Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic *blukką.