- bang
- bar
- barricade
- barrier
- batten
- batten down
- bind
- block
- blockade
- block up
- bolt
- button
- button up
- charge
- chock
- choke
- choke off
- clap
- clip
- clog
- close
- close off
- close tight
- close up
- compact
- concentrate
- confine
- congest
- connect
- constrict
- contain
- contract
- cork
- cover
- crowd
- dam up
- debar
- dog
- fasten
- fence
- fold
- fold up
- gorge
- intersect
- jam
- key
- latch
- lock
- lock out
- lock up
- obstruct
- occlude
- pack
- padlock
- plug
- plumb
- repress
- seal
- seal off
- seal up
- secure
- shut
- shut off
- shut out
- shut the door
- shut tight
- shut up
- slam
- snap
- squeeze
- squeeze shut
- stanch
- stifle
- stop
- stopper
- stop up
- strangle
- strangulate
- stuff
- suffocate
- suppress
- zipper
- zip up