Block a road, cut off a sentence, head off an accident

Where the picture shows up in 막다

1. 1

   standing across the way

   차가 길을 막고 있어요.

   cha-ga gi-reul mak-go i-sseo-yo

   A car is blocking the road.

2. 2

   keeping dust from getting in

   이 마스크가 먼지를 막아 줘요.

   i ma-seu-keu-ga meon-ji-reul ma-ga jwo-yo

   This mask keeps the dust out.

3. 3

   stopping words from going further

   그 사람이 제 말을 막았어요.

   geu sa-ra-mi je ma-reul ma-ga-sseo-yo

   He cut me off mid-sentence.

4. 4

   plugging a hole shut

   구멍을 테이프로 막았어요.

   gu-meong-eul te-i-peu-ro ma-ga-sseo-yo

   I sealed the hole with tape.

5. 5

   stopping an event before it arrives

   큰 사고를 겨우 막았어요.

   keun sa-go-reul gyeo-u ma-ga-sseo-yo

   We barely prevented a serious accident.

   An accident is pictured as something flowing toward you; you step in front of it.