| occlude | (verb) block passage through | Synonyms: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate |
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| occluded | (adjective) (of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance | Synonyms: sorbed |
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| (adjective) closed off | - |
| occlusion | (noun) the act of blocking | Synonyms: blockage, closure |
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| (noun) an obstruction in a pipe or tube | Synonyms: block, blockage, closure, stop, stoppage |
| (noun) (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed | - |
| (noun) (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft | Synonyms: occluded front |
| (noun) closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) | - |
| occlusive | (adjective) tending to occlude | - |
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| (noun) a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it | Synonyms: plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant |