<p><strong>adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Occluding or tending to occlude.</li><li>Phonetics: characterized by or having occlusion.</li></ul><p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>In phonetics, a stop that is unreleased, as the p-sound in "stop," or deviously released, as the k-sound in "acme," "acne," or "action," the t-sound of "catnip," or the g-sound of "pygmy" or "ugly."</li><li>(Not in technical use) Any stop sound.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>