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Meanings of block off in anglès

portuguès
bloquear
català
barrar el pas
espanyol
bloquear

To render passage impossible by physical obstruction.

      barrar el pas
      espanyol
      cerrar

      Block off the passage through.

            cerrar
            Synonyms
            Examples for "shut off"
            Examples for "shut off"
            1
            He climbed out of the car and Zeke shut off the motor.
            Stubble
            2
            He quickly shut off the gasoline and went back to the motor.
            Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat; Or, The Rivals of Lake Carlopa
            3
            With his right hand on the speed control he shut off speed.
            The Submarine Boys and the Spies / Dodging the Sharks of the Dee...
            4
            Thus women are exclusively shut off from the administration of the country.
            Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India / A Study of Conditions am...
            5
            The motor was shut off, and there was silence aboard the Abaris.
            Dick Hamilton's Airship; Or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds
            1
            It is now looking to close off a second border with Croatia.
            Radio NZ
            2
            The upshot had been a decision to close off the town entirely.
            The stand
            3
            Immediately close off on the steam throttle until a white light re-appears.
            The Traveling Engineers' Association to Improve the Locomotive E...
            4
            Large mounds of concrete are used as barriers to close off streets.
            Reuters
            5
            The positive sentiment could turn quickly and close off the new issue market.
            Reuters
            Usage of block off in anglès
            1
            And if I see you around again, I'll knock your block off.
            IT
            2
            I ought to knock your block off for abandoning us like that.
            Brisingr
            3
            Suppose 'm you no savvee, I knock 'm block off belong you.
            Michael, Brother of Jerry
            4
            I'll knock your wooden block off! said the doctor in a fury.
            The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail
            5
            I'd like to knock your block off, if you want to know!
            The Drums of Jeopardy
            6
            Half a block off he saw that it was in place.
            The Camp Fire Girls at School; Or, The Wohelo Weavers
            7
            The override circuits would block off any channel for source search.
            Dayworld Rebel
            8
            The hitters split both ways at the corner, to block off all exits.
            Beat the reaper: a novel
            9
            I'll block off the stairs to my bedroom loft with something.
            Snapped
            10
            I'd knock their block off if they tried to make me.
            Treat 'em Rough: Letters from Jack the Kaiser Killer
            11
            Levenbrech, block off the closest streets, surround the building, guard every possible exit.
            The Winds of Dune
            12
            Groups of vigilantes, some as young as 16, block off roads and direct traffic.
            Reuters
            13
            He was a balloon figure spreading out to block off all the violet light.
            Dayworld Breakup
            14
            That they managed to block off the tunnel and there're still people there now.
            Metro 2033
            15
            The nearest pedestrian was a block off and moving away.
            But, I Don't Think
            16
            The boucherie where Grace Damas had once worked was a block off St. Laurent.
            Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
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