blocked-upadj.

Brit.

/ˌblɒktˈʌp/, U.S.

/ˌblɑktˈəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blocked adj., up adv.²

Etymology: < blocked adj. + up adv.²

a. That has been blocked or closed off; having a blockage or obstruction.

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

1770 R. Stevenson Mil. Instr. for Officers 179 A hollow road which is not guarded; a frozen rivulet; a blocked up passage; a secret correspondence.

1887 Longman's Mag. June 170 She was standing by the blocked-up archway—a large picture now hung before it.

1946 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) 24 Mar. 24/3 She'd made the holes while trying to clear a blocked-up drain.

2000 A. Halam Shadow on Stairs vi. 41 An outline in the brickwork that looked like a blocked-up window.

b. Of the nose, head, etc.: obstructed with catarrh, congested; (of a person) feeling congested, suffering from a cold.

1893 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 18 Feb. (5 o'clock ed.) i. 3/2 My throat was also dry because I had to breathe through the mouth, the nose being blocked up.

1976 Which? Mar. 53/1 Some pills and capsules are intended to help your nose feel less blocked up.

1998 Holland & Barrett Mag. May 19/1 (advt.) A blocked-up head…a runny nose…mucus in the back of the throat…catarrh's no laughing matter.

2001 P. Burston Shameless xiii. 175 You sound a bit blocked up. Are you sure you're not coming down with flu or something?

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

1965 Evergreen Rev. Sept. 84/1 He'll be back on the drugs. He was blocked up to hell in the nick wasn't he?

1973 ‘J. Patrick’ Glasgow Gang Observed 230 Blocked up, ‘high’ with drugs.

1999 J. Williams Five Pubs, Two Bars & Nightclub 159 Little drink, little smoke, and Tony was feeling just nicely blocked up as he walked into the Casa.

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

单词	blocked-up
释义	blocked-upadj. Brit. /ˌblɒktˈʌp/, U.S. /ˌblɑktˈəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blocked adj., up adv.² Etymology: < blocked adj. + up adv.² 1. a. That has been blocked or closed off; having a blockage or obstruction. Π 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. at Bloqué Blocked up. 1770 R. Stevenson Mil. Instr. for Officers 179 A hollow road which is not guarded; a frozen rivulet; a blocked up passage; a secret correspondence. 1887 Longman's Mag. June 170 She was standing by the blocked-up archway—a large picture now hung before it. 1946 Sunday Tel. (Sydney) 24 Mar. 24/3 She'd made the holes while trying to clear a blocked-up drain. 2000 A. Halam Shadow on Stairs vi. 41 An outline in the brickwork that looked like a blocked-up window. b. Of the nose, head, etc.: obstructed with catarrh, congested; (of a person) feeling congested, suffering from a cold. Π 1893 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. 18 Feb. (5 o'clock ed.) i. 3/2 My throat was also dry because I had to breathe through the mouth, the nose being blocked up. 1976 Which? Mar. 53/1 Some pills and capsules are intended to help your nose feel less blocked up. 1998 Holland & Barrett Mag. May 19/1 (advt.) A blocked-up head…a runny nose…mucus in the back of the throat…catarrh's no laughing matter. 2001 P. Burston Shameless xiii. 175 You sound a bit blocked up. Are you sure you're not coming down with flu or something? 2. slang. Under the influence of drugs or alcohol; intoxicated. Cf. blocked adj. 4. Π 1965 Evergreen Rev. Sept. 84/1 He'll be back on the drugs. He was blocked up to hell in the nick wasn't he? 1973 ‘J. Patrick’ Glasgow Gang Observed 230 Blocked up, ‘high’ with drugs. 1999 J. Williams Five Pubs, Two Bars & Nightclub 159 Little drink, little smoke, and Tony was feeling just nicely blocked up as he walked into the Casa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < adj.1699
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