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All blockage synonyms

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noun blockage

  • stoppage — an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
  • jam — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
  • traverse — to pass or move over, along, or through.
  • clog — When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
  • bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
  • barrier — A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved.
  • wall — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
  • snag — a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
  • impasse — a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
  • obstacle — something that obstructs or hinders progress.
  • impediment — obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
  • hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
  • barricade — A barricade is a line of vehicles or other objects placed across a road or open space to stop people getting past, for example during street fighting or as a protest.
  • hamper — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
  • block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
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