<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>occluded, occluding.</li><li>to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).</li><li>Synonyms: plug, block, clog, obstruct.</li><li>to shut in, out, or off.</li><li>Physical Chemistry: (of certain metals and other solids) to incorporate (gases and other foreign substances), as by absorption or adsorption.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to shut or close, with the cusps of the opposing teeth of the upper and lower jaws fitting together.</li><li>Meteorology: to form an occluded front.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>