block up
Frequency: 8.226.8 per million words
to fill a space so that nothing can pass
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Examples (10)
- Leaves and debris have blocked up the drain.
- If you pour grease down the sink, you'll block up the pipes.
- A fallen tree blocked up the only road into the valley.
- My sinuses feel completely blocked up from this cold.
- They decided to block up the old window to improve insulation.
- Don't block up the fire exit with those chairs.
- The chimney was blocked up with soot and a bird's nest.
- Years of sediment had blocked up the river mouth.
- He blocked up the hole in the wall with some old newspapers.
- The narrow alleyway was blocked up by a delivery truck.