block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
choke β When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
congest β to crowd or become crowded to excess; overfill
fill β to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
hamper β to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
impede β to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
plug β an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
seal β a member of the U.S. Navyβs special operations forces.
burden β If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
close β When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
curb β If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
encumber β Restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.
glut β to feed or fill to satiety; sate: to glut the appetite.
jam β to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
leash β a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
occlude β to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
shackle β a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
cheque β A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
clog β When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
cook β When you cook a meal, you prepare food for eating by heating it.
deny β When you deny something, you state that it is not true.