Blockage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

an obstruction in a pipe or tube

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæŋkɪɹˌuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˌɒŋkaɪktˈɑːsiz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˌɒŋkaɪktˈɑːsiz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæŋkɪɹˌuːt/.

Examples

we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

obstruction closure occlusion block stoppage stop

Parts of Speech

noun	the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
noun	an obstruction in a pipe or tube “we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe”
noun	the act of blocking

Word Forms

block	verb	hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
close	verb	bar access to
occlude	verb	block passage through

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blockierung

die körperliche Verfassung, einen Durchgang mit einem Hindernis zu blockieren oder zu füllen

🇫🇷French

obstruction

la condition physique de bloquer ou de remplir un passage avec une obstruction

🇪🇸Spanish

bloqueo

la condición física de bloquear o llenar un pasaje con una obstrucción

🇮🇹Italian

blocco

la condizione fisica di bloccare o riempire un passaggio con un'ostruzione

🇳🇱Dutch

verstopping

de fysieke toestand van het blokkeren of vullen van een doorgang met een obstakel

🇵🇹Portuguese

bloqueio

a condição física de bloquear ou preencher uma passagem com obstrução

🇷🇺Russian

закупорка

физическое состояние блокировки или заполнения прохода препятствием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रुकावट

किसी मार्ग को अवरोध से अवरुद्ध करने या भरने की शारीरिक स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধা

একটি বাধা দিয়ে একটি উত্তরণ অবরুদ্ধ বা ভরাট করার শারীরিক অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

அடைப்பு

ஒரு தடங்கலுடன் ஒரு பத்தியைத் தடுக்கும் அல்லது நிரப்பும் உடல் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అడ్డంకి

అడ్డంకితో మార్గాన్ని నిరోధించడం లేదా నింపడం యొక్క భౌతిక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अडथळा

अडथळ्याने रस्ता अवरोधित करण्याची किंवा भरण्याची शारीरिक स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવરોધ

અવરોધ સાથે માર્ગને અવરોધિત કરવાની અથવા ભરવાની શારીરિક સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಡೆ

ಅಡಚಣೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಂಗೀಕಾರವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ತುಂಬುವ ಭೌತಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടസ്സം

ഒരു തടസ്സമുള്ള ഒരു ഭാഗം തടയുന്നതിനോ പൂരിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള ശാരീരിക അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੁਕਾਵਟ

ਇੱਕ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਰਸਤੇ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣ ਜਾਂ ਭਰਨ ਦੀ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

رکاوٹ

رکاوٹ کے ساتھ راستے کو روکنے یا بھرنے کی جسمانی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阻塞

用障碍物阻塞或填充通道的物理状况

🇯🇵Japanese

閉塞

通路を障害物で塞いだり埋めたりする物理的状態

🇰🇷Korean

막힘

통로를 장애물로 막거나 채우는 물리적 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tắc nghẽn

tình trạng vật lý của việc chặn hoặc lấp đầy một lối đi có vật cản

🇹🇭Thai

การอุดตัน

สภาพทางกายภาพของการปิดกั้นหรือเติมทางเดินที่มีสิ่งกีดขวาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

halangan

kondisi fisik memblokir atau mengisi suatu bagian dengan penghalang

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbara

ang pisikal na kondisyon ng pagharang o pagpuno ng isang daanan na may sagabal

🇲🇾Malay

tersumbat

keadaan fizikal menyekat atau mengisi laluan dengan halangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انسداد

الحالة الجسدية لسد أو ملء الممر بالعائق

🇮🇷Persian

انسداد

شرایط فیزیکی مسدود کردن یا پر کردن یک گذرگاه با یک مانع

🇹🇷Turkish

tıkanıklık

bir geçidin bir engelle kapatılmasının veya doldurulmasının fiziksel durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְתִימָה

המצב הפיזי של חסימה או מילוי של מעבר בחסימה

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