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Verb
- 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
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
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
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.