Block up
verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To completely block or obstruct. transitive
- 2 render unsuitable for passage wordnet
- 3 To be completely blocked or obstructed. intransitive
- 4 To raise on blocks. transitive
"In mid-morning the Model T truck rolled triumphantly home to Cannery Row and hopped the gutter and creaked up through the weeds to its place behind Lee Chong’s. The boys blocked up the front wheels, drained what petrol was left into a five-gallon can, took their frogs and went wearily home to the Palace Flophouse."
Example
More examples"In mid-morning the Model T truck rolled triumphantly home to Cannery Row and hopped the gutter and creaked up through the weeds to its place behind Lee Chong’s. The boys blocked up the front wheels, drained what petrol was left into a five-gallon can, took their frogs and went wearily home to the Palace Flophouse."