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blocked — [blɒkt ǁ blɑːkt] adjective money that is blocked cannot be taken out of the country or changed into another currency: • The company managed to find a loophole to unblock its blocked money. • The funds are in blocked deposits at the Bank of New… …   Financial and business terms

blocked — locked adj. 1. closed to traffic. Traffic was blocked by an overturned tractor trailor Syn: out of use(predicate). [WordNet 1.5] 2. at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions. Syn: deadlocked, stalemated …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

blocked — blocked; un·blocked; …   English syllables

blocked — index arrested (checked), blind (impassable), impervious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

blocked — adj British under the influence of drugs, especially pep pills or amphetamines. This word was popular in the early 1960s among mods, who used it to refer to the state of intoxication caused by pep pills or amphetamines, such as purple hearts,… …   Contemporary slang

Blocked — Block Block (bl[o^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blocked} (bl[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blocking}.] [Cf. F. bloquer, fr. bloc block. See {Block}, n.] 1. To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

blocked — 1. adjective a) obstructed impeding general movement. This road is blocked, so we must find another route. b) obstructed impeding total flow in a pipe, etc. The drain is blocked, so we must call the plumber. 2. verb Past tense and past participle …   Wiktionary

blocked — mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. □ Man, he is really blocked. □ How can anybody get so blocked on four beers? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

blocked — adjective 1. closed to traffic the repaving results in many blocked streets • Syn: ↑out of use • Similar to: ↑closed 2. completely obstructed or closed off the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges the …   Useful english dictionary

blocked — adjective Date: 1945 exhibiting or affected by a psychological block < a blocked writer > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

blocked — adj. Blocked is used with these nouns: ↑artery, ↑drain, ↑nose, ↑pipe, ↑pore, ↑sink …   Collocations dictionary