blockage

About 1.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The state or condition of being blocked.
2. noun The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage.

   There was a blockage in the sewer, so we called out the plumber.

3. noun Occlusion of a lumen (especially that of a blood vessel or intestine), or the thing that is causing it; as: Synonym of thrombosis, thromboembolism, or embolism.

   Blockage of circulation quickly leads to ischemia.

4. noun Synonym of thrombosis, thromboembolism, or embolism.

   Blockage of circulation quickly leads to ischemia.

5. noun Synonym of constipation (“impairment of feces passage”).

Similar words

stoppage stop occlusion closure block clogged blocking obstruction obstructive obstacle

Often followed by

of in and is or by to at that

Word family

blockages