# unblocked

Pronunciation: say "un-BLOKT" US /ʌnˈblɑkt/, UK /ʌnˈblɒkt/

## Adjective

1. Free from anything that obstructs, so that passage, flow, or movement can happen without hindrance.
   - Simple: Open and clear, so that things can pass through with nothing in the way.
   - _Once the surgeon confirmed the artery was unblocked, blood flowed normally again._
   - _An unblocked drain lets rainwater run straight into the gutter._

## Verb

2. Past participle of unblock. — past participle of unblock
   - Simple: Past participle of unblock. Use this form after have, has, or had, or when something has been cleared.
   - _The drain was finally unblocked by the maintenance crew._
   - _Engineers confirmed that the channel had been unblocked overnight._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — Formed from the prefix un- ('not') added to blocked.
**Meaning 2** — Formed from the verb unblock with the suffix -ed.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/unblocked (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).