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Blocked vs Locked - What's the difference?

blocked | locked |

As adjectives the difference between blocked and locked

is that blocked is obstructed impeding general movement while locked is of a door, etc, that has been locked (with a key).

As verbs the difference between blocked and locked

is that blocked is past tense and past participle of to block while locked is past tense of lock.

blocked

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • obstructed impeding general movement.
    • This road is blocked , so we must find another route.
  • obstructed impeding total flow in a pipe, etc.
    • The drain is '''blocked'', so we must call the plumber.

    Verb

    (head)
  • Past tense and past participle of to block .

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    locked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (lock)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a door, etc, that has been locked (with a key).
  • (Dublin) Very drunk.A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English, Terence Patrick Dolan , p.142.