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blockage
 
Noun blockage has 3 senses
  1. obstruction, blockage - the state or condition of being obstructed
    --1 is a kind of physiological state, physiological condition
    --1 has particulars: intestinal obstruction, ileus; tamponade, tamponage
    Derived form: verb block2
  2. blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage - an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
    --2 is a kind of obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
    --2 has particulars:
     breechblock, breech closer; plug, stopper, stopple; vapor lock, vapour lock
    Derived form: verb block9
  3. blockage, closure, occlusion - the act of blocking
    --3 is a kind of obstruction
    --3 has particulars: implosion
    Derived forms: verb block3, verb block2, verb block7, verb block1, verb block12
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