One of the areas where Dr. Gregory hopes to use elastin is in the heart. He wants to replace metal stents, which are wire mesh tubes used to unblock arteries, with stents made from elastin.
Source: tatoeba (12289482)
Unblock
//ʌnˈblɒk//
Synonyms for "unblock" (67 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (20)
Related words (33)
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Translations
24 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- деблокирам verb (to enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked))
- освобождавам verb (to remove obstructions)
- премахвам препятствие verb (to remove obstructions)
Catalan
3 entries- desblocar verb (to remove obstructions)
- desbloquejar verb (to remove obstructions)
- desbloquejar verb (to enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked))
Dutch
3 entries- deblokkeren verb (to remove obstructions)
- deblokkeren verb (to enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked))
- ontstoppen verb (to remove obstructions)
French
2 entries- débloquer verb (to remove obstructions)
- débloquer verb (to enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked))
Georgian
1 entries- განბლოკავს verb (to remove obstructions)
Hungarian
1 entries- felold verb (to enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked))
Italian
2 entries- disostruire verb (to remove obstructions)
- sbloccare verb (to remove obstructions)
Māori
2 entries- whakapara verb (to remove obstructions)
- whakatahe verb (to remove obstructions)
Polish
2 entries- odblokować verb (to enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked))
- odetkać verb (to remove obstructions)
Portuguese
1 entries- desbloquear verb (to remove obstructions)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- deblokírati verb (to remove obstructions)
Spanish
2 entries- desbloquear verb (to remove obstructions)
- desbloquear verb (to enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked))
Swedish
1 entries- avblockera verb (to enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked))
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Unblock, unblock!
Source: tatoeba (13112401)
We need a plumber to unblock the sink.
Source: wiktionary
During this period, Network Rail was able to unblock a culvert and stabilise a high-risk landslip at Beattock, and to stabilise a high-risk landslip site at Ravenstruther (near Carstairs).
Source: wiktionary
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