Usage of "block up" | TermGallery

Portuguese

Catalan

Spanish

Render unsuitable for passage.

Usage of block up in English

We are all jammed against each other and block up the threshold. 
 Under Fire: The Story of a Squad 

Filled and washed his car at a service station one block up. 
 Bones Never Lie 

There are some beams with which we can block up the door. 
 The Tiger of Mysore: A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib 

They begin to talk to each other, and block up the passage. 
 Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales 

I went around the corner and walked a block up William Street. 
 The burglar who liked to quote kipling 

You'll want a right turn I think about a block up. 
 Mr. Mercedes 

The bus stop was one block up and two blocks to the right. 
 The sailcloth shroud 

Burn all bridges, and block up the roads in his route. 
 Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Volume 2 

The Merrimac sank but did not completely block up the channel. 
 The True Citizen: How to Become One 

They begin to talk to each other and block up all the landing. 
 Original Short Stories — Volume 03 

Behind the quigutl, half a block up the street, stable doors clattered open. 
 Seraphina 

Great care should be taken to block up the aeroplane rigidly. 
 The Aeroplane Speaks 

Wash your face; don't block up the pores of your skin with paint. 
 Paul Kelver 

We'll block up the windows and all outlets as fast as we can. 
 Old Jack 

The rest o' ye come with me an' help block up the door. 
 Action Front 

I went out the side door and walked half a block up the street. 
 The Gentle Grafter 

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Preposition

Translations for block up

Portuguese

Catalan

Spanish

Block up through the time

Block up across language varieties

United Kingdom

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Meanings of block up in English