blockage
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
Types & categories
- physical condition hypernym
- intestinal obstruction hyponym
- tamponade hyponym
Related & opposite
- blockade derivation
Sense 2 noun
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
Types & categories
- obstruction hypernym
- breechblock hyponym
- plug hyponym
- vapor lock hyponym
Related & opposite
- choke up derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of blocking
Types & categories
- obstruction hypernym
- implosion hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockade |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical condition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | intestinal obstruction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tamponade |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | choke up |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | obstruction |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | breechblock |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | plug |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vapor lock |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | parry |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | close |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fill up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | obturate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | block |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | close |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | obstruct |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockade |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | kibosh |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | obstruction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | implosion |