Synonyms and related words :
bar, barrier, blank wall, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade, blockage, bottleneck, box, cecum, choking, choking off, clog, congestion, constipation, corner, costiveness, cul-de-sac, dead end, dead-end street, deadlock, dilemma, embolism, embolus, extremity, fix, gorge, halt, hole, impediment, infarct, infarction, jam, obstacle, obstipation, obstruction, pickle, plight, pocket, scrape, sealing off, stalemate, stand, stand-off, standstill, stop, stoppage, strangulation