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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“Block in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20in. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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