Blocked
/blɒkt/
verbBeginner🔥Very CommonAction
2 meanings1 idiom/phrase1 question
Definitions
2 meanings1
To prevent movement or passage through something.
/blɒkt/
verbneutralBeginner
Action
To obstruct or impede
The snow blocked the roads.
💡 Simply: To stop something from moving or passing.
More Examples
2
He blocked my punch.
How It's Used
Construction
"The workers blocked the road to pour the concrete."
Traffic
"An accident blocked the highway for hours."
2
Prevented from happening or progressing.
/blɒkt/
adjectiveneutralBeginner
State
Obstructed or impeded
The drain is blocked.
💡 Simply: Stopped or unable to move.
More Examples
2
The road is blocked.
How It's Used
Communication
"My phone calls were blocked."
Internet
"The website was blocked by the firewall."
Tip:Think of a blocked drain.
Idioms & expressions
blocked in
Prevented from leaving a place.
"The car was blocked in by other vehicles."
From Middle English *blocked*, from Old English *bloccian*, meaning "to block".
The word 'blocked' has consistently referred to obstruction since its Old English origins.
Memory tip
Think of a brick wall blocking your path.
Word Origin
LanguageOld English
Original meaning
"to block or obstruct"
blocked drainblocked noseblocked road
Common misspellings
blokedblockd
Practice
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