Definition for Blockage:

• A method of putting an end to debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body. It is similar in effect to the previous question. It was first introduced into the British House of Commons in 1882. The French word cloture was originally applied to this proceeding.

Synonyms for Blockage:

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • blockage,
  • closure.
  •arrest (noun)
  • de lays,
  • re-straining,
  • restrainings,
  • de-lay,
  • de lay,
  • de-lays,
  • stayings,
  • re straining.
  •artifact (noun)
  • stop.
  •block (noun)
  • blank walls.
  •bottleneck (noun)
  • hold ups.
  •hindrance (noun)
  • clog,
  • bung,
  • tangle,
  • drag,
  • blockade,
  • obstacle,
  • constraint,
  • disadvantage,
  • encumbrance,
  • brake,
  • bafflement,
  • plug,
  • choke,
  • deterrent,
  • opposition,
  • jam,
  • entanglement,
  • congestion,
  • frustration,
  • burden,
  • dam,
  • delay,
  • resistance,
  • snarl,
  • impasse,
  • barrier,
  • snag,
  • interruption,
  • catch,
  • entrapment,
  • stay,
  • constipation,
  • impedance,
  • mire,
  • hurdle,
  • complication,
  • handicap,
  • drawback,
  • restriction,
  • crimp,
  • damper,
  • hindrance.
  •prevention (noun)
  • de-terences,
  • de terences,
  • deterences,
  • de-terence,
  • de terence,
  • fore-stalling,
  • fore stalling,
  • thwartings,
  • forestallings.
  •restraint (noun)
  • collar,
  • detention,
  • confinement,
  • control,
  • Detainment,
  • leash,
  • tether,
  • bridle,
  • bondage,
  • constriction,
  • shackle,
  • stricture.
  •stop (noun)
  • prevention.
  •stoppage (noun)
  • sitdowns,
  • dis continuance,
  • sitdown,
  • dis-continuance,
  • sit downs,
  • dis continuances,
  • dis-continuances.
  •stumbling block (noun)
  • stone in one path,
  • stone one's path,
  • stone in ones path,
  • stone one path,
  • fly in ointment,
  • stone ones path,
  • stumbling-block,
  • fly the ointment,
  • fly ointment,
  • stone in path,
  • stone path,
  • stumbling stones.
  •tie-up (noun)
  • tieup.
  •traffic jam (noun)
  • rush hour,
  • traffic congestion.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • lagoon,
  • standpipe,
  • stop up,
  • septic tank,
  • downspout,
  • sanitation,
  • drainage,
  • pipework,
  • faucet,
  • plumbing,
  • sanitary,
  • running water,
  • stopcock,
  • pipe,
  • spigot,
  • sewer,
  • main,
  • culvert,
  • conduit,
  • water main,
  • S-curve,
  • gutter,
  • sewerage,
  • outflow,
  • ducting,
  • drainpipe,
  • outfall,
  • interconnector,
  • sluice,
  • waste pipe,
  • pipeline,
  • sewage,
  • cesspit,
  • sump.
  •
  • barricade,
  • tube,
  • waterworks,
  • duct,
  • airlock,
  • outlet,
  • water pipe,
  • plunge.
  •
  • freeze,
  • plumb,
  • drain.
  •
  • water.
  •
  • tap,
  • wall,
  • back up.
  •
  • carry.
  •
  • traverse.
  •
  • bar.

Paraphrases for Blockage:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    block, hindrance.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    siege, embargo, lock-up, filibuster, locking, freezing, restriction, blockading, hurdle, stagnation, lockout, closure.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    plugged.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    blockade, blocking, Silting, obstacle, logjam, bloc, stalemate, gridlock, congestion, bottleneck, impediment, impasse, barrier, standstill, freeze, lockup, clog, obstructionism, jam.

Antonyms for Blockage:

• n.

  • obstruction
    aid, opening, assistance, advantage, clearance, help.

Hypernym for Blockage:

• n.

  • act
    implosion.
  • artifact
    vapor lock, breech closer, stopple, plug, Vapour Lock, breechblock, stopper.
  • state
    ileus, tamponage, intestinal obstruction, tamponade.

Hyponym for Blockage:

• n.

  • act
    obstruction.
  • artifact
    impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor, impediment.
  • state
    physiological state, physical condition, physiological condition.