[block.ade] vt block.ad.ed ; block.ad.ing (1680) 1: to subject to a blockade
2: block, obstruct -- block.ad.er n
[2]blockade n (1693) 1: the isolation by a warring nation of an enemy area (as a harbor) by troops or warships to prevent passage of persons or supplies; broadly: a restrictive measure designed to obstruct the commerce and communications of an unfriendly nation
2: something that blocks
3: interruption of normal physiological function (as transmission of nerve impulses) of a tissue or organ