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- pronunciation:
klud
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
occludes, occluding, occluded |
| definition 1: |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like).
Cataracts had begun to occlude her vision.- synonyms:
- block, clog, close, obstruct, stop up
- similar words:
- barricade, bottleneck, choke, constrict, impede, shut down
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| definition 2: |
to stop passage of.
- synonyms:
- block, close, plug, shut off, stop, stopper, stopple
- similar words:
- choke, congest, seal, strangulate
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| definition 3: |
of certain solids, to incorporate (foreign matter or gases).
- similar words:
- cloud
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| related words: |
plug, stop |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
of the upper and lower teeth or jaws, to come together in the proper alignment for chewing.
- similar words:
- align, close, fit, join, meet
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| definition 2: |
in meteorology, to form a composite weather front by the action of cold air overtaking a warm front and forcing it upward.
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| derivation: |
occludent (adj.) |
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