blockade
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(noun) a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy |
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Synonyms: encirclement |
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Related Words: action, beleaguering, besieging, military action, military blockade, naval blockade, siege |
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| 2. |
(verb) impose a blockade on |
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Synonyms: seal off |
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Related Words: beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround |
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(verb) obstruct access to |
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Synonyms: block off |
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Related Words: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, occlude |
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(noun) prevents access or progress |
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Related Words: impediment, impedimenta, obstruction |
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(verb) hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" |
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Synonyms: block, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy |
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Related Words: bottleneck, check, filibuster, forbid, foreclose, forestall, hang, preclude, prevent, stonewall |
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(verb) render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets" |
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Synonyms: bar, barricade, block, block off, block up |
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Related Words: block, block off, close, close off, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, occlude, shut off |
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