block off
Third Person
blocks off
Present Participle
blocking off
Past Tense
blocked off
Past Participle
blocked off
1
to prevent entry or access by placing a barrier
- The construction crew blocked the road off for repairs.
- Please block off the entrance with caution tape.
- The organizers had to block off the backstage area.
- A large sign was placed to block off the closed pathway.
- The security guard blocked off the restricted area.
Synonyms:
2
to become closed or restricted
- The floodwaters quickly blocked off the entire neighborhood.
- An accident on the highway blocked off traffic for hours.
- The collapsed building debris blocked off the main street.
- The hiking trail blocked off temporarily due to a wildfire in the vicinity.
- Due to the gas leak, the entire neighborhood was blocked off by emergency services.
3
to prevent or interrupt communication completely
- The manager decided to block the complainer off from further emails.
- The school's IT department blocked off inappropriate websites on the computers.
- The phone carrier's service outage blocked off calls for a brief period.
- The email filter system effectively blocked off spam emails.
- She had to block her colleague off her private messaging app due to constant messages.
4
to reserve a specific time, space, or item for a particular purpose
- She decided to block the weekend off for a much-needed getaway.
- They needed to block off the conference room for the client presentation.
- The manager decided to block off the aisle for restocking shelves.
- Block off a portion of the garden for planting new flowers.
- Block off the evening for the surprise birthday celebration.