Blockage: alternatives and connections

The movable piece which closes the breech of a breech-loading firearm, and resists the backward force of the discharge. It is withdrawn for the inser…

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A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly d…

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A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.

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Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.

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One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.

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That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple.

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That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.

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One who obstructs or hinders.

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The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

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The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of th…

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The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of th…

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To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing;…

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To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing;…

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To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm.

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To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm.

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To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.

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To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.

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Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.

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Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.

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A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on…

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The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a chink.

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The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

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The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded.

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To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.

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The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; th…

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