(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If something ~s a road or path, it blocks it, stopping people or vehicles getting past.
Tractors and container lorries have completely ~ed the road.
= block
VERB: V n
2.
To ~ someone or something means to make it difficult for them to move forward by blocking their path.
A number of local people have been arrested for trying to ~ lorries loaded with logs...
= block
VERB: V n
3.
To ~ progress or a process means to prevent it from happening properly.
The authorities are ~ing a United Nations investigation.
VERB: V n
4.
If someone or something ~s your view, they are positioned between you and the thing you are trying to look at, stopping you from seeing it properly.
Claire positioned herself so as not to ~ David’s line of sight.
= block
VERB: V n