blockage
Clog stopping flow
A blockage is something that obstructs flow or passage.
A blockage in a pipe prevents water from draining; a blockage in an artery restricts blood flow.
The word applies to physical obstructions and figurative ones: a blockage in negotiations, a mental blockage.
Traffic blockages stop vehicles; intestinal blockages require medical attention.
Block or wooden shoe
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- stoppageInterruption of flow
- plugSomething that blocks openings
backup · buildup · debris · sediment · sludge · gunk · hairball · grease
Obstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
dam · wall · gate · screen · shield · curtain · partition · fence
Situation without resolution
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- logjamObstruction halting flow
gridlock · standstill · halt · dead-end · quagmire · breakdown · holdup · snag
Water-holding barrier
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- weirLow river barrier
- floodgateWater-controlling barrier mechanism
- sluiceGated water conduit
dike · embankment · barrage · spillway · reservoir · retention · diversion · obstruction
Intravascular coagulated mass
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
clot · arteriosclerosis · stricture · plaque · aneurysm · artery · vein · coagulum
Official prohibition on trade
- banOfficial restriction on something
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
moratorium · interdict · veto · stoppage · hold · freeze · bar · restraint
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- jamCooked fruit spread
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
chokepoint · backup · standstill · logjam · rush-hour · tailback · pileup · detour
clog
Block or wooden shoe
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- stoppageInterruption of flow
plug · backup · buildup · debris · sediment · sludge · gunk · hairball · grease · lint
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
barricade · dam · wall · gate · screen · shield · curtain · partition · fence · guardrail
impasse
Situation without resolution
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
logjam · gridlock · standstill · halt · dead-end · quagmire · breakdown · holdup · snag · hitch
dam
Water-holding barrier
sluice · dike · embankment · barrage · spillway · reservoir · retention · diversion · obstruction · logjam
thrombus
Intravascular coagulated mass
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
occlusion · clot · arteriosclerosis · stricture · plaque · aneurysm · artery · vein · coagulum · stent
embargo
Official prohibition on trade
- banOfficial restriction on something
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
prohibition · moratorium · interdict · veto · stoppage · hold · freeze · bar · restraint · suppression
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- jamCooked fruit spread
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
snarl-up · chokepoint · backup · standstill · logjam · rush-hour · tailback · pileup · detour · rubbernecking
- blockagesdam, clog, congestion, drain clog, bottleneck
- Drain Clearingdrain snake, plunger, clog, drain cleaner, snaking
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, postponement, postpone
- disruptionsinterruption, disturbance, interference, delay, obstruction
- filthdirt, grime, dirty, filthy, muck
- obstaclesbarriers, obstacles, barrier, hurdles, constraint
blockagefacilitation
Making tasks easier
furtherance · help · assistance · clearance · enabling
blockageflow
Unbroken forward movement
passage · throughput · circulation · free flow · movement
- arterial blockageObstructed blood vessel
- artery blockageObstruction in blood vessel
- intestinal blockageBlocked digestive passage
- airway blockageBlocked breathing passage
- nasal blockageObstructed nostril airway
- ear wax blockageObstructed auditory canal