block up
Clog the passage
Block up means to obstruct or fill a passage so nothing can get through.
A drain gets blocked up with hair, a nose with congestion, a doorway with furniture: The sink is completely blocked up.
In construction, to block up an opening is to seal it permanently with bricks or boards.
- clogBlock or wooden shoe
- clogged drainObstructed water outlet
- chokeObstruct breathing or airflow
- obstructBlock or hinder passage
- impedeTo obstruct movement
congest · back up · occlude · bung · bunged up · jam · plug · fill in · seal · seal off · dam · barricade · brick up · cork · bottle up · close off · wall up · caulk