"block off" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: blocks off [present, singular, third-person], blocking off [participle, present], blocked off [participle, past], blocked off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} block off (third-person singular simple present blocks off, present participle blocking off, simple past and past participle blocked off)
  1. (transitive) To obstruct. Tags: transitive Related terms: knock someone's block off
    Sense id: en-block_off-en-verb-Cz2U2Fs4
  2. To book, set aside (an unbroken period of time to do an activity).
    Sense id: en-block_off-en-verb-QQTuNBPR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98

Inflected forms

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