blockade
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: blockage, stockade, brocade, cockade, blocked, lockage, blockaded, blockface, blockader, blockades, blocage
Antonyms: blockage, stockade, brocade, cockade, blocked, lockage, blockaded, blockface, blockader, blockades, blocage
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Noun
- The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a [[port]], in order to [[prevent]] [[commerce]] and [[traffic]] in or out.
- {{lb|en|by extension}} Any form of formal [[isolation]] or {{l|en|inhibition}} of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
- {{lb|en|nautical}} The [[ship]]s or other [[forces]] used to effect a naval blockade.
- {{lb|en|biology|medicine}} {{l|en|inhibition|Inhibition}} of the {{l|en|activity}} (function) of {{l|en|chemical messenger|chemical messengers}} or their {{l|en|receptor|receptors}}, such as (often) receptor antagonism.
- {{lb|en|chess}} The act of preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it.
- {{lb|en|backgammon}} {{syn of|en|prime}}.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To create a blockade against.
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