block off



block something off

to prevent movement through something by putting up a barrier; to close a passageway. Sam blocked the corridor off with a row of chairs. He used some chairs to block off the hallway.
See also: block, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Daidalos-Greek Mythology
Branimir-Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene
EditE-dit (Swedish)Hungarian, Swedish
ColtonKOL-tənEnglish (Modern)
Marguerite[.ma:gə'ri:t]
Sebastiaansə-BAHS-tee-ah:nDutch