block in

verb

blocked in; blocking in; blocks in

: to put something in front of (someone or something) so that person or thing cannot move freely

My car is blocked in.

Security guards blocked me in. and I could not get close to the celebrity.

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In comparison, $156 billion worth of projects were blocked in the whole of 2025. —

Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026 That thwarted the Knicks’ offense, as Wembanyama had three blocks in the game’s first four minutes and five blocks in the first 14. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 Homeland Security officials previously implemented a policy requiring lawmakers to give seven days’ notice before a visit, but that policy was temporarily blocked in federal court. —

Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 View crime data for all of Baltimore City, individual neighborhoods or even your own block in the tables and maps below. —

Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for block in