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block off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blockade, block offverb

    obstruct access to

  2. barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, barverb

    render unsuitable for passage

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

  3. shut off, block off, close offverb

    block off the passage through

    "We shut off the valve"

Wiktionary

  1. block offverb

    To obstruct

ChatGPT

  1. block off

    To block off means to physically prevent access to a particular area or space by placing an object or barrier in the way. This often used for safety precautions, construction work, road maintenance, or to reserve particular areas. It could also refer to setting aside or reserving a certain amount of time for a specific purpose.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of block off in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of block off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of block off in a Sentence

  1. Susan Ariel Aaronson:

    The solution can't be to undermine the free flow of information that underpins the internet, what worries me is that United States is becoming China by trying to block off apps.

  2. Sabrina Osland:

    What really helped me is just to make sure I put it on my schedule, not only on my personal calendar but also on my work calendar, so I started to block off time so that it was getting done.

  3. Susan Ariel Aaronson:

    What worries me is that The US is becoming China by trying to block off apps, we too are censoring ; we too are intervening in the markets for data.

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