obstruction &c (hindrance) 706; embolus; contraction &c 195;
infarction; constipation, obstipation†; blind alley, blind corner;
keddah†; cul-de-sac, caecum; imperforation†, imperviousness &c adj.;
impermeability; stopper &c 263.
V. close, occlude, plug; block up, stop up, fill up, bung up, cork up,
button up, stuff up, shut up, dam up; blockade, obstruct &c (hinder)
706; bar, bolt, stop, seal, plumb; choke, throttle; ram down, dam,
cram; trap, clinch; put to the door, shut the door.
Adj. closed &c v.; shut, operculated†; unopened.
unpierced†, imporous†, caecal [Med.]; closable; imperforate,
impervious, impermeable; impenetrable; impassable, unpassable†;
invious†; pathless, wayless†; untrodden, untrod.
unventilated; air tight, water tight; hermetically sealed; tight,
snug.