blockageblock‧age /ˈblɒkɪdʒ $ ˈblɑː-/ noun 
- He is trying to speak but there is a blockage for the moment.
- I just had a complete mental blockage.
- Pipes and drains which are blocked are not accidentally damaged and the cost of clearing the blockage is not covered.
- The healing process involves correcting imbalances and freeing blockages, thus restoring a proper energy flow through the body.
- The problem could also be caused by a blockage in the circulating pipes, caused again by sludge.
- They are often more of a blockage to communication than a channel.
VERB► cause· This had obviously been there since manufacture and had caused the blockages I had blamed on sand.· Now Kevin could reach in and start to pull out the debris causing the blockage.· The problem could also be caused by a blockage in the circulating pipes, caused again by sludge.
nounblockblockageblockadeverbblockunblockblockadeadjectiveblockedunblocked
a blockage in the pipe2[uncountable] the state of being blocked or prevented