conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

gum up - stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up"

close up, obturate, occlude, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"

crap up - become obstructed or chocked up; "The drains clogged up"

choke up, lug, stuff, block - obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked"

silt, silt up - become chocked with silt; "The river silted up"