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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
atangan - atang - -an~
a.ta.ngan. - 3 syllables

-an = atangan
atangan

atangan : blockade (v.)
atang [รก.tang.] : wait (v.)

Derivatives of atang


Glosses:
blockade
n. (act)1. blockade, encirclementa war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy.
~ military action, actiona military engagement.; "he saw action in Korea"
~ naval blockadethe interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power.
~ beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siegethe action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack.
~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machinethe military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
n. (artifact)2. blockadeprevents access or progress.
~ impedimenta, obstruction, impediment, obstructer, obstructorany structure that makes progress difficult.
v. (social)3. block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymyhinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
~ stonewallobstruct or hinder any discussion.; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"
~ foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbidkeep from happening or arising; make impossible.; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
~ filibusterobstruct deliberately by delaying.
~ checkblock or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey.
~ hangprevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury.
~ bottleneckslow down or impede by creating an obstruction.; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"
v. (contact)4. bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stoprender unsuitable for passage.; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
~ obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, blockblock passage through.; "obstruct the path"
~ block off, close off, shut offblock off the passage through.; "We shut off the valve"
~ closebar access to.; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
~ obstruct, blockshut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight.; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"
v. (competition)5. block off, blockadeobstruct access to.
~ obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, blockblock passage through.; "obstruct the path"
v. (competition)6. blockade, seal offimpose a blockade on.
~ besiege, circumvent, beleaguer, hem in, surroundsurround so as to force to give up.; "The Turks besieged Vienna"