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Meaning of block off | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To obstruct.
    transitive
  2. To book, set aside (an unbroken period of time to do an activity).

Equivalents

العربية حجز
Deutsch abriegeln
Bahasa Indonesia tangkal
日本語 封鎖
Polski zastawiać zastawić
Tiếng Việt phong toả

Examples

“The lorry is blocking off the road, so traffic has come to a standstill.”
“I'll need to block off a couple of weeks to refurnish my house.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

block out block the box block up block-book block-booked block-booking

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