block up en · VERB
Meanings
- (transitive) To completely block or obstruct.
- (intransitive) To be completely blocked or obstructed.
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(transitive) To raise on blocks.
In mid-morning the Model T truck rolled triumphantly home to Cannery Row and hopped the gutter and creaked up through the weeds to its place behind Lee Chong’s. The boys blocked up the front wheels, drained what petrol was left into a five-gallon can, took their frogs and went wearily home to the Palace Flophouse.
1945, John Steinbeck, Cannery Row:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blocked up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blocked up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| blocking up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blocks up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
ga iaigh ((transitive) to completely block or obstruct) · ru загроможда́ть ((transitive) to completely block or obstruct) · ru блоки́роваться ((intransitive) to be completely blocked or obstructed) · mi tairi ((transitive) to completely block or obstruct) · ru загромозди́ть ((transitive) to completely block or obstruct) · ru заблоки́ровать ((transitive) to completely block or obstruct) · ru блоки́ровать ((transitive) to completely block or obstruct) · la obtūrō ((transitive) to completely block or obstruct) · ru заблоки́роваться ((intransitive) to be completely blocked or obstructed)