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verb bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, bound, bung, button, cease, choke off, clasp, claudere, cloister, close, close down, coercere, cork, corral, cover, dam, discontinue, encase, enclose, end, enwrap, fasten, fence in, finish, halt, hem in, intern, latch, lock, obstruct, occlude, plug, prevent passage, retard flow, seal, secure, shut down, stop, stop up, stopper, terminate, throttle, turn offSee also: blind, impervious, obturate, occlude