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The act of blocking
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blockage
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Word definitions for blockage in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB cause ▪ This had obviously been there since manufacture and had caused the blockages I had blamed on sand. ▪ Now Kevin could reach in and start to pull out the debris causing the blockage . ▪ The problem could also be ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The state of being blocked 2 A thing that is blocking
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Block \Block\ (bl[o^]k), n. [OE. blok; cf. F. bloc (fr. OHG.), D. & Dan. blok, Sw. & G. block, OHG. bloch. There is also an OHG. bloch, biloh; bi by + the same root as that of E. lock. Cf. Block , v. t., Blockade , and see Lock .] A piece of wood more or ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the state or condition of being obstructed [syn: obstruction ] an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: block , closure , occlusion , stop , stoppage ] the act of blocking [syn: closure ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1827, from block (v.) + -age .
Usage examples of blockage.
A catheterization test was needed, an angiogram to determine the extent of arterial blockage and the damage already done to the heart muscle.
As she wrapped her legs around his waist, he felt the blockage within her.
Sometimes, a blockage develops in the normal flow of cerebrospinal fluid.
So even without a literal blockage to an artery, if you have damage to your endothelium, you can still suffer inadequate blood flow to your heart or legs.
He actually discovered ways to measure energy flow, recognize energy blockages in the body, and release them so that energy would flow again.
A Dushau who befriends Ephemerals, will have so many scars, so many mind blockages, however faint they may be, that his sanity becomes endangered.
The most direct approach to dealing with the sorts of tension and toxic build-up which cause headaches is by eliminating blockages in the pressure points on the hands.
A catheterization test was needed, an angiogram to determine the extent of arterial blockage and the damage already done to the heart muscle.
Twice he gagged on the strips of dried meat, reaching for the canteen to wash the blockage out.
Once the blockage was cleared, the water drained away quickly, seeping off the road.
Under stress, more concealed memory had broken through the blockage smothering most of my past.
I slipped from memory into delirium again, deeper than before, losing any answers that might have escaped the blockage in my mind.
You removed some key to restoring the old Sira when you lifted the blockage from my mind on Plexis.
Here and there dark objects were whirling on its surface, likely branches of trees washed down from the hills, but the very fact that they were still flowing straight down meant that there was no blockage up at the bridge.
In an hour or so, not only would the blockage on the line clear up, the trains would clear out, too.