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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Daidalos	-	Greek Mythology
Branimir	-	Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Edit	E-dit (Swedish)	Hungarian, Swedish
Colton	KOL-tən	English (Modern)
Marguerite	[.ma:gə'ri:t]
Sebastiaan	sə-BAHS-tee-ah:n	Dutch