close up

Synonyms:

close

Type of:

bring together, join

cause to become joined or linked

Synonyms:

block, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude

Antonyms:

disengage, free

free or remove obstruction from

Types:

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block off, blockade

obstruct access to

barricade, barricado

block off with barricades

barricade

prevent access to by barricading

asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

tie up

restrain from moving or operating normally

dam, dam up

obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

block out, screen

prevent from entering

earth up, land up

block with earth, as after a landslide

bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop

render unsuitable for passage

back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul

become or cause to become obstructed

gum up

stick together as if with gum

block off, close off, shut off

block off the passage through

shade

protect from light, heat, or view

close

bar access to

crap up

become obstructed or chocked up

block, choke up, lug, stuff

obstruct

silt, silt up

become chocked with silt

Type of:

hinder, impede

be a hindrance or obstacle to

Synonyms:

close, close down, fold, shut down

Antonyms:

open, open up

start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

Types:

adjourn, retire, withdraw

break from a meeting or gathering

prorogue

adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body

Synonyms:

be quiet, belt up, button up, clam up, dummy up, keep mum, shut up

Antonyms:

open up

talk freely and without inhibition