blockade
English Thesaurus
1. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | naval blockade, |
| definition | : | the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power (noun.act) |
2. prevents access or progress (noun.artifact)
3. impose a blockade on (verb.competition)
4. obstruct access to (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude, block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude, |
| definition | : | block passage through (verb.contact) |
5. render unsuitable for passage (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | close, |
| definition | : | bar access to (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | block, obstruct, |
| definition | : | shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight (verb.perception) |
6. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | stonewall, |
| definition | : | obstruct or hinder any discussion (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | filibuster, |
| definition | : | obstruct deliberately by delaying (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | check, |
| definition | : | block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | hang, |
| definition | : | prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | bottleneck, |
| definition | : | slow down or impede by creating an obstruction (verb.social) |
7. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy (noun.act)
| derivation | : | blockade, seal off, |
| definition | : | impose a blockade on (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | circle, encircle, |
| definition | : | form a circle around (verb.contact) |
8. prevents access or progress (noun.artifact)
9. impose a blockade on (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | blockade, encirclement, |
| definition | : | a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy (noun.act) |
10. obstruct access to (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | blockade, |
| definition | : | prevents access or progress (noun.artifact) |
11. render unsuitable for passage (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | block, blocking, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bar, |
| definition | : | an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | barricade, |
| definition | : | a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | blockade, |
| definition | : | prevents access or progress (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | catch, stop, |
| definition | : | a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | plug, stopper, stopple, |
| definition | : | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | barricade, roadblock, |
| definition | : | a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. (noun.artifact) |
12. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of (verb.social)
| derivation | : | obstruction, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | stymie, stymy, |
| definition | : | a thwarting and distressing situation (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | blockage, obstruction, |
| definition | : | the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction (noun.state) |
13. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy (noun.act)
| derivation | : | blockade, seal off, |
| definition | : | impose a blockade on (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | circle, encircle, |
| definition | : | form a circle around (verb.contact) |
14. prevents access or progress (noun.artifact)
15. impose a blockade on (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | blockade, encirclement, |
| definition | : | a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy (noun.act) |
16. obstruct access to (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | blockade, |
| definition | : | prevents access or progress (noun.artifact) |
17. render unsuitable for passage (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | block, blocking, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bar, |
| definition | : | an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | barricade, |
| definition | : | a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | blockade, |
| definition | : | prevents access or progress (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | catch, stop, |
| definition | : | a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | plug, stopper, stopple, |
| definition | : | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | barricade, roadblock, |
| definition | : | a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. (noun.artifact) |
18. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of (verb.social)
| derivation | : | obstruction, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | stymie, stymy, |
| definition | : | a thwarting and distressing situation (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | blockage, obstruction, |
| definition | : | the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction (noun.state) |
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