BLOCK OFF

• (verb) obstruct access to

  synonyms : blockade

• (verb) block off the passage through

  "We shut off the valve"

  synonyms : close off , shut off

• (verb) render unsuitable for passage

  "block the way", "barricade the streets", "stop the busy road"

  synonyms : bar , barricade , block , block up , blockade , stop

  tourists were extremly inconvenienced at the barring of travel through certain routes on the day of the Presidential visit. -added by diviya_inlas

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