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BLOCKADE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

Synonyms:

blockade; encirclement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("blockade" is a kind of...):

action; military action (a military engagement)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blockade"):

naval blockade (the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power)

beleaguering; besieging; military blockade; siege (the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack)

Derivation:

blockade (impose a blockade on)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Prevents access or progress

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("blockade" is a kind of...):

impediment; impedimenta; obstructer; obstruction; obstructor (any structure that makes progress difficult)

Derivation:

blockade (obstruct access to)

blockade (render unsuitable for passage)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Impose a blockade on

Synonyms:

blockade; seal off

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "blockade" is one way to...):

beleaguer; besiege; circumvent; hem in; surround (surround so as to force to give up)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

blockade (a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Obstruct access to

Synonyms:

block off; blockade

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "blockade" is one way to...):

block; close up; impede; jam; obstruct; obturate; occlude (block passage through)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

blockade (prevents access or progress)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Render unsuitable for passage

Example:

stop the busy road

Synonyms:

bar; barricade; block; block off; block up; blockade; stop

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "blockade" is one way to...):

block; close up; impede; jam; obstruct; obturate; occlude (block passage through)

Verb group:

block; obstruct (shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "blockade"):

block off; close off; shut off (block off the passage through)

close (bar access to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

blockade (prevents access or progress)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

Example:

His brother blocked him at every turn

Synonyms:

block; blockade; embarrass; hinder; obstruct; stymie; stymy

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "blockade" is one way to...):

forbid; foreclose; forestall; preclude; prevent (keep from happening or arising; make impossible)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "blockade"):

stonewall (obstruct or hinder any discussion)

filibuster (obstruct deliberately by delaying)

check (block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey)

hang (prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury)

bottleneck (slow down or impede by creating an obstruction)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Credits

 Context examples: 

This agent also exerts progesterogenic activity, resulting in a reduction in testicular androgen secretion and total androgen blockade.

(Cyproterone, NCI Thesaurus)

This blockade of communication between the nervous system and skeletal muscle can cause paralysis and can lead to death if the paralysis is severe enough to prevent breathing.

(Botulin Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This receptor blockade may result in inhibition of endothelial cell-cell interactions, endothelial cell-matrix interactions, angiogenesis, and tumor progression.

(ATN-161, NCI Thesaurus)

Current approaches being investigated include the inhibition of angiogenesis stimulants (e.g., VEGF), or their receptors, blockade of endothelial cell activation, inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases, and inhibition of tumor vasculature.

(Angiogenesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Blockade of VEGFR-2 by this agent may lead to an inhibition of VEGF-stimulated endothelial cell migration and proliferation, thereby inhibiting tumor angiogenesis.

(Brivanib, NCI Thesaurus)

Its acts more strongly on beta-receptors than on alpha 1-receptors, reduces peripheral vascular resistance by vasodilation, and prevents reflex tachycardia (beta-blockade) so that heart rate is either unchanged or decreased.

(Carvedilol, NCI Thesaurus)

Blockade of this enzyme induces cells to activate a different route for phospholipid production which causes a toxic effect and eventually leads to cell destruction.

(Choline Kinase Alpha Inhibitor TCD-717, NCI Thesaurus)

The research also revealed that sunflower oil induced fibrosis, ultrastructural alterations, gene expression blockades and high oxidation.

(Long-term consumption of sunflower and fish oils damages the liver, University of Granada)

Blockade of CCR3 in vivo inhibits eosinophil recruitment in response to eotaxin in both the guinea pig and mouse.

(Allergy Chemokine Network Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Blockade of IL-1 activity may inhibit the cascade of downstream pro-angiogenic factors such as vascular endothelial cell growth factor, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and IL-6, resulting in inhibition of tumor angiogenesis.

(Anakinra, NCI Thesaurus)