occlude
Other forms: occluded; occluding; occludes
Occlude means to obstruct, as with an opening. You hear this a lot in a medical context. Heart surgeons are looking for occlusions in blood vessels — things that occlude the flow of blood.
Occlude does not exist only in a medical context. If you close the bathroom door so your little brother won't come in while you're trying out makeup with your friends, you're occluding the bathroom. Meanwhile, your makeup occludes your pores.
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block passage through
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block off, blockade
obstruct access to
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barricade, barricado
block off with barricades
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barricade
prevent access to by barricading
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asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
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tie up
restrain from moving or operating normally
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dam, dam up
obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
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block out, screen
prevent from entering
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earth up, land up
block with earth, as after a landslide
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bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop
render unsuitable for passage
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back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul
become or cause to become obstructed
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gum up
stick together as if with gum
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block off, close off, shut off
block off the passage through
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shade
protect from light, heat, or view
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close
bar access to
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crap up
become obstructed or chocked up
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block, choke up, lug, stuff
obstruct
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silt, silt up
become chocked with silt
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