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1. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of (verb.contact)
2. block passage through (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | hinder, impede, |
| definition | : | be a hindrance or obstacle to (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | barricade, |
| definition | : | prevent access to by barricading (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | tie up, |
| definition | : | restrain from moving or operating normally (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | dam, dam up, |
| definition | : | obstruct with, or as if with, a dam (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | earth up, land up, |
| definition | : | block with earth, as after a landslide (verb.contact) |
3. cease to operate or cause to cease operating (verb.social)
4. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent (verb.communication)
| antonym | : | open up, |
| definition | : | talk freely and without inhibition (verb.communication) |
5. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | closing, closure, |
| definition | : | approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap (noun.act) |
6. block passage through (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | disengage, free, |
| definition | : | free or remove obstruction from (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | block, blocking, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | obstruction, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | obturator, |
| definition | : | a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | occlusive, |
| definition | : | tending to occlude (adj.pert) |
7. cease to operate or cause to cease operating (verb.social)
| antonym | : | open, open up, |
| definition | : | start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | closer, |
| definition | : | a person who closes something (noun.person) |
8. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent (verb.communication)
| antonym | : | open up, |
| definition | : | talk freely and without inhibition (verb.communication) |
9. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | closing, closure, |
| definition | : | approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap (noun.act) |
10. block passage through (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | disengage, free, |
| definition | : | free or remove obstruction from (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | block, blocking, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | obstruction, |
| definition | : | the act of obstructing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | obturator, |
| definition | : | a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | occlusive, |
| definition | : | tending to occlude (adj.pert) |
11. cease to operate or cause to cease operating (verb.social)
| antonym | : | open, open up, |
| definition | : | start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | closer, |
| definition | : | a person who closes something (noun.person) |
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