blockage

Noun
  1. The physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction (synset 114531553)
    is a type of: physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
    subtypes:
    • ileus, intestinal obstruction - blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel
    • tamponade, tamponage - blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)
    same as: obstruction
  2. An obstruction in a pipe or tube (synset 102856708)
    "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
    is a type of: impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor - any structure that makes progress difficult
    subtypes:
    • breech closer, breechblock - a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
    • plug, stopper, stopple - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
    • vapor lock, vapour lock - a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
    same as: block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
  3. The act of blocking (synset 101076618)
    is a type of: obstruction - the act of obstructing
    subtypes: implosion - the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
    same as: closure, occlusion

Other Searches