"block off" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

Obstruct access to (synset 201129387)
is a type of: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude - block passage through

same as: blockade
Render unsuitable for passage (synset 201480632)
"block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

is a type of: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude - block passage through
subtypes:
- block off, close off, shut off - block off the passage through
- close - bar access to
same as: bar, barricade, block, block up, blockade, stop

verb group: block, obstruct - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
Block off the passage through (synset 201480024)
"We shut off the valve"

is a type of: bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop - render unsuitable for passage

same as: close off, shut off