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
Bridgette	BRIJ-ət	English
Ariadna	ah-RYAHD-nah (Spanish, Polish)	Spanish, Catalan, Russian, Polish
Domen	-	Slovene
Jadranka	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Milica	MEE-lee-tsah (Serbian, Croatian)	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Katja	KAHT-yah (German, Dutch)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Slovene