blockade
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
Types & categories
- military action hypernym
- naval blockade hyponym
- siege hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
His brother blocked him at every turn
Types & categories
- foreclose hypernym
- stonewall hyponym
- filibuster hyponym
- check hyponym
- hang hyponym
- bottleneck hyponym
Related & opposite
- obstruction derivation
- blockage derivation
- hindrance derivation
- stymie derivation
- obstructor derivation
- blockage derivation
Sense 3 noun
prevents access or progress
Types & categories
- obstruction hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
render unsuitable for passage
block the way
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
obstruct access to
Types & categories
- obturate hypernym
Related & opposite
- blockade derivation
Sense 6 verb
impose a blockade on
Types & categories
- besiege hypernym
Related & opposite
- blockade derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | seal off |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | encircle |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | military action |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | naval blockade |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | siege |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | obstruction |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockage |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hindrance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stymie |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | obstructor |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockage |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | foreclose |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stonewall |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | filibuster |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | check |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hang |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bottleneck |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | block off |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | block |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | obstruction |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | blocking |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockage |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bar |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | barricade |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockade |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | catch |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | plug |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | barricade |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | obstruct |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | obturate |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | block off |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | close |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockade |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | obturate |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockade |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | besiege |