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ingorgo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
  • gridlock noun A traffic jam so severe that vehicles cannot move in any direction; also used for a complete standstill in progress or negotiations.
  • jam noun A sweet spread made by boiling fruit with sugar until it thickens.
  • pile noun A number of things heaped or stacked on top of each other.

Senses

ingorgo is used for these senses in English:

  • block Something that prevents something from passing.
  • gridlock (road transport) A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
  • jam (countable) A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.
  • traffic jam A situation in which road traffic accumulates until it is stationary or very slow.

block — full definition

  1. noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
  2. noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
  3. noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
  4. verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
  5. verb To stop someone from contacting you online.

gridlock — full definition

  1. noun A traffic jam so severe that vehicles cannot move in any direction; also used for a complete standstill in progress or negotiations.
  2. verb To bring to a complete standstill.

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