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verb

occlude

to stop, close up, or obstruct an opening or passage

In a sentence

Six example sentences with occlude, each labelled with its topic.

  • Plaque can occlude the artery until the muscle beyond it gets almost no blood during exercise.

    Medicine

  • A thumb across the corner will occlude the rangefinder window, and the frame comes back sharp everywhere except where you focused.

    Photography

  • Silt from the new road began to occlude the culvert, and the pond behind it rose two feet in a week.

    Environment

  • Later owners chose to occlude the north doorway with brick, and its outline still shows through the plaster.

    Architecture

  • Dust can occlude the vents of a laptop until the fan spins at full speed and the processor still runs hot.

    Technology

  • Fine grounds that slip past the filter occlude the espresso machine's nozzle, so rinse it after every shot.

    Cooking

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