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be blocked; be closed; be clogged

Verb

  1. 1

    be blocked; be closed; be clogged

    For a road, passage, hole, etc., to be made impassable.

    Korean definition: 길, 통로, 구멍 등이 통하지 못하게 되다.

    • The drain is clogged with food scraps and all kinds of filth, so the water doesn't drain well.

    • The bottle is tightly stoppered, so even if it falls over, the contents won't spill.

  2. 2

    be fenced; be enclosed

    For the front of something to be blocked or encircled, so that nobody can see its inner area.

    Korean definition: 앞이 트이지 않게 가려지거나 둘러싸이게 되다.

    • Even the small window in the room was boarded up, so no sunlight came in at all.

    • This prison is closed off with iron doors, thick doors, and special glass windows, so prisoners can't escape.

  3. 3

    get tongue-tied; be at a loss

    For a certain work to stop progressing as a difficult problem emerges.

    Korean definition: 모르거나 어려운 것에 부딪혀 일이 잘 풀리지 않다.

    • He seemed stuck on the problem he was solving, tearing at his hair in distress.

    • At her sudden question, I was at a loss for words and broke out in a cold sweat for a long while.

  4. 4

    be stopped

    For something or what one is about to do to be stopped.

    Korean definition: 어떤 것이 중단되게 되거나 하려던 것을 못하게 되다.

    • As funding support from those around us was cut off, our company's financial situation is getting increasingly difficult.

    • When our attack was completely blocked by the opposing team's defense, our team began attacking more aggressively.