stopped up
Won't drain now
Stopped up describes something blocked or clogged, preventing normal flow.
A stopped up drain won't let water through.
A stopped up nose makes breathing difficult during a cold.
The phrase applies to any passage or channel that's become obstructed: The pipes got stopped up with grease.
Obstructed an opening
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
- jammedUnable to move freely
- chokedHad airway blocked
bunged · silted · occluded · fouled · caked · gummed · clotted · coagulated
plugged
Obstructed an opening
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
- jammedUnable to move freely
choked · bunged · silted · occluded · fouled · caked · gummed · clotted · coagulated · impacted
congested
Blocked by overcrowding
phlegm · rhinitis · allergies · swollen · inflamed · sniffles · decongestant · antihistamine · saline · postnasal
drain
Channel for wastewater
sewer · septic · hairball · plunger · snake · auger · Drano · overflow · backup · blockage
stopped upclear
Without obstruction or fog
open · unclogged · unblocked · flowing · free-flowing
stopped upclear
Without obstruction or fog
uncongested · decongested · open · clear-headed · unstuffed
stop, stopped, stopping, nonstop, stops, stopper, stoppage, unstoppable, stoppages