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block off

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Verb1.block off - obstruct access to
obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"
2.block off - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"
block off, close off, shut off - block off the passage through; "We shut off the valve"
close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
obstruct, block - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"
3.block off - block off the passage through; "We shut off the valve"
barricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
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? block off
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1) Sheriff's deputies in Lancaster block off Sunny Lane and Avenue K-6 as they search for a robber.
We wanted something that would block off an entire corridor and be easy and quick to set up," said Rita Wilson, the hospital's infection control coordinator, noting that permanent construction was rejected as too expensive and difficult.
The 10,400 s/f building with an attached parking garage is located one block off the ocean and some tenants include ColdStone Creamery, a travel agency, and an art gallery.
 
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