vverb.socialhinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment ofSynset:block blockade embarrass hinder stymie stymy
Examples:- His brother blocked him at every turn
Derivationally Related Form:stymieobstructorblockagehindranceobstructionobstructer
Hypernyms:forbid foreclose forestall preclude prevent
Inherited Hypernyms:obstructprevent
Direct Hyponyms:bottleneckcheckfilibusterhangstonewall
Full Troponyms:bottleneckcheckfilibusterhangstonewall
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactblock passage throughSynset:block close up impede jam obturate occlude
Antonyms:free
Derivationally Related Form:obstructorocclusionblockingocclusiveimpedimentobstructiveobstructionobstructerobturator
Hypernyms:hinder impede
Inherited Hypernyms:obstructimpedeprevent
Direct Hyponyms:asphyxiateback upbarbarricadebarricadoblockblock offblock outblock upblockadechokechoke offclogclog upcongestdamdam upearth upfoulland upscreenstiflestopsuffocatetie up
Full Troponyms:barricadeblockadeclogclosecrap updamgum upland upscreenshadeshut offsilt upstuffsuffocatetie up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.perceptionshut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sightSynset:block
Examples:- The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage
- The trees obstruct my view of the mountains
Derivationally Related Form:blockage
Hypernyms:conceal hide
Inherited Hypernyms:obstructhide
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something