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kor: 막다

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means(verb) obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"
dam, dam up
means(verb) shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
protect
means(verb) be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
impede, hinder
means(verb) be on the defensive; act against an attack
defend
means(verb) block off with barricades
barricado, barricade
means(verb) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
suffocate, asphyxiate, choke, stifle
means(verb) block passage through; "obstruct the path"
block, close up, obturate, occlude, obstruct, jam, impede
means(verb) prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
barricade
means(verb) protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
shield, screen
means(verb) prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
keep out, shut out, shut, exclude
means(verb) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
deflect, avert, head off, stave off, ward off, forefend, debar, obviate, forfend, avoid, fend off
means(verb) stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
keep, prevent
means(verb) become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
congest, back up, clog up, choke off, choke, foul, clog
means(verb) render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
stop, block up, block, blockade, block off, bar, barricade
means(verb) keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
foreclose, forbid, prevent, forestall, preclude
means(verb) stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
kibosh, halt, block, stop
means(verb) surround with a wall in order to fortify
surround, wall, palisade, fence, fence in

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