block off

Verb

Meaning

obstruct access to

render unsuitable for passage

block off the passage through

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

block bar blockade barricade shut off close off guard close cut stop secure seal lock fence obstruct
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Antonyms

free open undo unlock unfasten unbar
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Hypernyms

stop block bar blockade jam impede

Hyponyms

close shut off close off

Examples

To do theater you need to block off a hunk of time. George Takei

What did you expect? I don't know why we're so surprised. When you put your foot on a man's neck and hold him down for three hundred years, and then you let him up, what's he going to do? He's going to knock your block off. Lyndon B. Johnson

We tend to block off many of our senses when we're staring at a screen. Nature time can literally bring us to our senses. Richard Louv

block the way Source: Internet

barricade the streets Source: Internet

stop the busy road Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

block of metal block of text block of wood block on nuke usage block orcut block ornament