occlusion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
Types & categories
- attack hypernym
- laryngospasm hyponym
- embolism hyponym
- thromboembolism hyponym
- thrombosis hyponym
- coronary occlusion hyponym
Sense 2 noun
(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
Types & categories
- front hypernym
Related & opposite
- meteorology domain topic
Sense 3 noun
(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
Types & categories
- spatial relation hypernym
Related & opposite
- dentistry domain topic
Sense 4 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 5 noun
the act of blocking
Types & categories
- obstruction hypernym
- implosion hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | attack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | laryngospasm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | embolism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thromboembolism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thrombosis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coronary occlusion |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | meteorology |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | front |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | dentistry |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | spatial relation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | choke up |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | obstruction |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | breechblock |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | plug |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | vapor lock |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | parry |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | close |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | fill up |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | obturate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | block |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | close |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | obstruct |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | blockade |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | kibosh |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | obstruction |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | implosion |