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blocked

SayBLOKT/blɑkt/UK/blɒkt/

7 meanings of blocked

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Stopped up or closed off, so that nothing can get through.

    The road was blocked by a fallen tree.

    The sink is blocked again, and the water will not drain.

    Similarobstructed, clogged, jammed, congested

    Oppositeclear, open

  2. 2
    adjective
    Turned off or locked, so a person cannot use an account or do certain things.

    My account is blocked until I change my password.

    The card was blocked after three wrong PIN attempts.

    Similardisabled, suspended, locked

    Oppositeactive

  3. 3
    adjective
    Not able to move because something is in the way.

    The blocked car could not get out of the driveway.

    We sat in the blocked train for an hour waiting for the line to clear.

    Similarstuck, trapped

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  4. 4
    adjective
    Not allowed to call, connect, or log in.

    Calls from blocked numbers go straight to voicemail.

    Blocked users cannot see her posts.

    Similarbanned, barred, blacklisted

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  5. 5
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of block. Use it for something that happened before, or after has, have, was, or were.

    A truck blocked the street for most of the morning.

    The goalkeeper has blocked every shot so far.

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  6. 6
    adjective
    In crossword puzzles, having black squares that separate the words.

    Most newspaper crosswords use a blocked grid.

    A blocked puzzle marks the end of each word with a black square.

    Oppositebarred

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  7. 7
    adjectiveslangIreland
    In Irish slang, very drunk.

    He was blocked after the wedding and slept in the car.

    The lads got blocked in town and missed the last bus home.

    Similardrunk, plastered, hammered, locked, wasted

    Oppositesober

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blocked is a form of block

block, verb: To be in the way, or fill a path or pipe, so that people or things cannot get through. Full entry

Forms
blockblocks he/she/itblocking -ing formblocked past tense, past participle
Spelling
block → blocked: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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