blockedadj.

Brit.

/blɒkt/, U.S.

/blɑkt/

Forms: 1700s– blocked, 1900s– blogged (English regional (Newcastle)).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: block v.¹, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < block v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier blocked-up adj.

I. Senses relating to obstruction or hindrance.

1. Closed off; having a blockage or obstruction; clogged, congested. Recorded earliest in blocked-up adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > closed or shut > closed or blocked up > obstructed

gorged?a1513

obstructed1611

embarrassed1698

choked1699

occluded1802

blocked1856

obturated1876

1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. at Bloqué Blocked up.

1706 in tr. E. Y. Ides Three Years Trav. Moscow to China 150 He..took care that they should..closely shut up all the Avenues to the whole Island, and kept it in this blocked Condition.

?1794 Parlour Compan. p. xviii On opening any new or blocked window, without giving notice, the penalty is 20l.

1873 Med. Times & Gaz. 22 Feb. 209/2 The condition of the limb in these cases of blocked veins has varied very much.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 352 If..an embolus sticks in the vertebral, the basilar artery may become gradually thrombosed and blocked.

1965 Washington Post 2 Dec. a18 A plumber called to inspect a blocked water pipe here pulled out a 9-inch trout, pushed up the pipe by recent floods.

1991 Health & Fitness Jan. 63/1 The vapour..can bring speedy relief to a blocked nose or sinuses.

1999 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 28 July 7/4 The toilets are a health hazard. They have not been cleaned for so long and some of them are blocked.

2006 Zest Jan. 29/1 Inside the blocked pores, bacteria multiply and cause inflammation, leading to the spots and pustules.

a. Prevented from occurring, appearing, or progressing; checked, stopped.

ΘΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > rendered immobile or held fast > hampered or obstructed

intercepted1700

lumbered1745

clogged1774

snagged1851

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [adjective] > prevented or checked

nipped1816

1823 tr. J. L. H. Campan Mem. Private Life Marie Antoinette I. xi. 278 In a fit of passion about a blocked ball, he struck the cue so violently against the table, that he broke it in two.

1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xxxiii. 364 Our little plan of helping that German family..over the Pass, was a blocked generosity.

1913 C. G. Jung in Psychoanalytic Rev. 1 6 This was called the cleansing, or cathartic method; its aim was to discharge the blocked emotions.

1950 Chicago Tribune 26 Feb. 20/2 A blocked kick and safety can be credited against him.

1996 Internet World Sept. 50/2 Filtering software vendors can add any site to their databases of blocked sites.

2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 16 Dec. viii. 5/6 The Nets embarrassed them in a barrage of blocked shots and windmill dunks.

b. Of currency or another asset: prevented from being used or exchanged for a period of time.

1932 Economist 30 Jan. 221/2 Unsecured cash advances may be converted into ‘blocked’ investments in Germany.

1981 U.S. District Court Southern District N.Y. (Nexis) 10 Dec. Decisions regarding what portions of the blocked assets will eventually be used in a possible claims program to reparate American citizens.

1990 J. Eberts & T. Ilott My Indecision is Final xxxix. 402 Norris was confident of securing an equity deal using blocked currency.

3. Of a person: experiencing writer's block.

1950 E. Bergler in Amer. Imago 7 52 Whether or not the blocked writer is capable of being a successful writer is a matter outside our competence to decide.

1987 M. Roberts Bk. Mrs Noah (1994) x. 47 I felt that attending a writers group might help me, since I'm also blocked right now.

2000 S. King On Writing 152 I've written thirty-five or so..and am considered prolific, but I look positively blocked next to Creasey.

4. slang. Under the influence of drugs or alcohol; intoxicated. Cf. blocked-up adj. 2.

1956 in J. Blake Let. 30 June in Joint (1971) iii. 126 He was getting blocked in a very methodical fashion.

1964 New Statesman 10 Apr. 555/2 To be ‘blocked’..means to be high, more or less, on purple hearts, although Mods who are blocked look more trance-like than drunk.

1999 J. Arnott Long Firm i. 10 Pupils like sharpened pencil leads. Pilled on amphetamine, no doubt about it. Blocked, we called it.

II. Senses relating to a block or blocks.

5. Consisting of a block or blocks; constructed using blocks; resembling a block in shape or outline.

1765 Public Ledger (London) 17 Dec. 2103/2 Gilt, Lacquered, Blocked-tin, Horn, and White-metal Coat and Breast Buttons.

1845 Act (Canada) 8 Victoria c. 83 §1 The said Toronto and Lake Huron Rail-Road Company..are now authorized by law to construct, a planked, macadamized or blocked Road.

1984 S. R. Donaldson Daughter of Regals (1985) 329 The walls were of blocked granite.

2013 K. Bratt Tangled Vines xxii. 184 Striding ahead of them in her navy dress suit and blocked heels.

6. Ballet. Of a ballet shoe: having a hard box in the toe made of hessian, glue and paper which enables the dancer to stand en pointe.

1936 N. Streatfeild Ballet Shoes v. 65 Ballet to them meant wearing blocked shoes.

1961 C. Conyn & J. C. Marten Bali Ballet Murder xvii. 179 My blocked shoes last me through two performances at the most.

1995 Vogue Dec. 121/2 The ballet pump..is pretty, feminine and, of course, far more comfortable than the authentic blocked ballet shoe.

7. Statistics. Of data: grouped or arranged in blocks.

1951 Biometrics 7 314 When the data are analyzed as a blocked or paired arrangement, the error term is restored to its probable original magnitude.

1969 Statistician 19 182 The last chapter has a particularly interesting example of regression from blocked data with replication where the block effects are random.

2011 J. Fox & S. Weisberg R Compan. Appl. Regression (ed. 2) ii. 54 The first row of the blocked data can contain variable names and the first column can contain row names.

Compounds

blocked account n. a bank account to which access is partially or fully restricted by the bank or a third party.

1916 Hansard Commons 21 Jan. 795 The money is paid by the British firms to an English banker into a blocked account.

1944 Amer. Jewish Year Bk. 46 267 The proceeds were placed in blocked accounts from which only limited monthly allowances could be withdrawn.

2012 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 21 Feb. (Finance section) 1 The bailout cash is likely to be paid into a blocked account that will prioritize debt servicing before money is released for general government spending.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	blocked
释义	blockedadj. Brit. /blɒkt/, U.S. /blɑkt/ Forms: 1700s– blocked, 1900s– blogged (English regional (Newcastle)). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: block v.¹, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < block v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier blocked-up adj. I. Senses relating to obstruction or hindrance. 1. Closed off; having a blockage or obstruction; clogged, congested. Recorded earliest in blocked-up adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > closed or shut > closed or blocked up > obstructed gorged?a1513 obstructed1611 embarrassed1698 choked1699 occluded1802 blocked1856 obturated1876 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. at Bloqué Blocked up. 1706 in tr. E. Y. Ides Three Years Trav. Moscow to China 150 He..took care that they should..closely shut up all the Avenues to the whole Island, and kept it in this blocked Condition. ?1794 Parlour Compan. p. xviii On opening any new or blocked window, without giving notice, the penalty is 20l. 1873 Med. Times & Gaz. 22 Feb. 209/2 The condition of the limb in these cases of blocked veins has varied very much. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 352 If..an embolus sticks in the vertebral, the basilar artery may become gradually thrombosed and blocked. 1965 Washington Post 2 Dec. a18 A plumber called to inspect a blocked water pipe here pulled out a 9-inch trout, pushed up the pipe by recent floods. 1991 Health & Fitness Jan. 63/1 The vapour..can bring speedy relief to a blocked nose or sinuses. 1999 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 28 July 7/4 The toilets are a health hazard. They have not been cleaned for so long and some of them are blocked. 2006 Zest Jan. 29/1 Inside the blocked pores, bacteria multiply and cause inflammation, leading to the spots and pustules. 2. a. Prevented from occurring, appearing, or progressing; checked, stopped. ΘΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > rendered immobile or held fast > hampered or obstructed intercepted1700 lumbered1745 clogged1774 snagged1851 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [adjective] > prevented or checked nipped1816 1823 tr. J. L. H. Campan Mem. Private Life Marie Antoinette I. xi. 278 In a fit of passion about a blocked ball, he struck the cue so violently against the table, that he broke it in two. 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xxxiii. 364 Our little plan of helping that German family..over the Pass, was a blocked generosity. 1913 C. G. Jung in Psychoanalytic Rev. 1 6 This was called the cleansing, or cathartic method; its aim was to discharge the blocked emotions. 1950 Chicago Tribune 26 Feb. 20/2 A blocked kick and safety can be credited against him. 1996 Internet World Sept. 50/2 Filtering software vendors can add any site to their databases of blocked sites. 2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 16 Dec. viii. 5/6 The Nets embarrassed them in a barrage of blocked shots and windmill dunks. b. Of currency or another asset: prevented from being used or exchanged for a period of time. Π 1932 Economist 30 Jan. 221/2 Unsecured cash advances may be converted into ‘blocked’ investments in Germany. 1981 U.S. District Court Southern District N.Y. (Nexis) 10 Dec. Decisions regarding what portions of the blocked assets will eventually be used in a possible claims program to reparate American citizens. 1990 J. Eberts & T. Ilott My Indecision is Final xxxix. 402 Norris was confident of securing an equity deal using blocked currency. 3. Of a person: experiencing writer's block. Π 1950 E. Bergler in Amer. Imago 7 52 Whether or not the blocked writer is capable of being a successful writer is a matter outside our competence to decide. 1987 M. Roberts Bk. Mrs Noah (1994) x. 47 I felt that attending a writers group might help me, since I'm also blocked right now. 2000 S. King On Writing 152 I've written thirty-five or so..and am considered prolific, but I look positively blocked next to Creasey. 4. slang. Under the influence of drugs or alcohol; intoxicated. Cf. blocked-up adj. 2. Π 1956 in J. Blake Let. 30 June in Joint (1971) iii. 126 He was getting blocked in a very methodical fashion. 1964 New Statesman 10 Apr. 555/2 To be ‘blocked’..means to be high, more or less, on purple hearts, although Mods who are blocked look more trance-like than drunk. 1999 J. Arnott Long Firm i. 10 Pupils like sharpened pencil leads. Pilled on amphetamine, no doubt about it. Blocked, we called it. II. Senses relating to a block or blocks. 5. Consisting of a block or blocks; constructed using blocks; resembling a block in shape or outline. Π 1765 Public Ledger (London) 17 Dec. 2103/2 Gilt, Lacquered, Blocked-tin, Horn, and White-metal Coat and Breast Buttons. 1845 Act (Canada) 8 Victoria c. 83 §1 The said Toronto and Lake Huron Rail-Road Company..are now authorized by law to construct, a planked, macadamized or blocked Road. 1984 S. R. Donaldson Daughter of Regals (1985) 329 The walls were of blocked granite. 2013 K. Bratt Tangled Vines xxii. 184 Striding ahead of them in her navy dress suit and blocked heels. 6. Ballet. Of a ballet shoe: having a hard box in the toe made of hessian, glue and paper which enables the dancer to stand en pointe. Π 1936 N. Streatfeild Ballet Shoes v. 65 Ballet to them meant wearing blocked shoes. 1961 C. Conyn & J. C. Marten Bali Ballet Murder xvii. 179 My blocked shoes last me through two performances at the most. 1995 Vogue Dec. 121/2 The ballet pump..is pretty, feminine and, of course, far more comfortable than the authentic blocked ballet shoe. 7. Statistics. Of data: grouped or arranged in blocks. Π 1951 Biometrics 7 314 When the data are analyzed as a blocked or paired arrangement, the error term is restored to its probable original magnitude. 1969 Statistician 19 182 The last chapter has a particularly interesting example of regression from blocked data with replication where the block effects are random. 2011 J. Fox & S. Weisberg R Compan. Appl. Regression (ed. 2) ii. 54 The first row of the blocked data can contain variable names and the first column can contain row names. Compounds blocked account n. a bank account to which access is partially or fully restricted by the bank or a third party. Π 1916 Hansard Commons 21 Jan. 795 The money is paid by the British firms to an English banker into a blocked account. 1944 Amer. Jewish Year Bk. 46 267 The proceeds were placed in blocked accounts from which only limited monthly allowances could be withdrawn. 2012 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 21 Feb. (Finance section) 1 The bailout cash is likely to be paid into a blocked account that will prioritize debt servicing before money is released for general government spending. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < adj.1699
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