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- verb intransitive To (temporarily) lose one's power of
speech , because of embarrassment, fear etc. - verb transitive To
block up , to cause something to be blocked. - verb transitive To
block , toblock up (figuratively). - verb baseball, intransitive To
hold thebat higher (farther from theknob ) than is normal.
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- verb obstruct
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