| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage: barricade, barrier, block, blockage, clog, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, snag, stop, traverse, wall. See HELP, OPEN. 2. A judicial assembly: court, tribunal. See LAW. 3. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of metal or other solid material: bloom2, rod, shaft, slab, stick. See THING. | | VERB: | 1. To shut in with or as if with bars: confine, lock, wall. See FREE. 2. To keep from being admitted, included, or considered: count out, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, keep out, rule out, shut out. See INCLUDE. 3. To stop or prevent passage of: block, dam, impede, obstruct. Idioms: be (or stand) in the way of. See OPEN.
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