occlude
/əˈkluːd/
verb
- To block or close up a passage, opening, or tube.
- A blood clot can occlude an artery and cause a heart attack.
- The dentist said the filling would occlude the cavity and prevent further decay.
- Heavy traffic occluded the main road into the city for hours.
- In dentistry, to bring the upper and lower teeth into contact when the mouth is closed.
- The orthodontist adjusted the braces so that her teeth would occlude properly.
- When you bite down, your molars should occlude evenly on both sides.
- If your teeth do not occlude correctly, it can cause jaw pain.
- In astronomy, to hide or block the view of one celestial body by another.
- The moon will occlude the star Aldebaran during the eclipse.
- Astronomers observed the asteroid as it began to occlude the distant galaxy.
- When Venus passes between Earth and the sun, it can occlude a small part of the solar disk.
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