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| 1. | [ noun ] a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) | |
| Examples: | "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" |
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| Related terms: | artifact slab cake chopping_block nut type chock anvil cube step swage_block nog ingot domino pad starting_block crosshead briquette | |
| 2. | [ verb ] render unsuitable for passage | |
| Synonyms: | bar barricade block_up block_off stop blockade | |
| Examples: | "block the way" "barricade the streets" "stop the busy road" |
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| Related terms: | obstruct close shut_off plug roadblock blockade blockage | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings | |
| Synonyms: | city_block | |
| Examples: | "he lives in the next block" |
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| Related terms: | area | |
| 4. | [ verb ] hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of | |
| Synonyms: | obstruct hinder stymie stymy embarrass blockade | |
| Examples: | "His brother blocked him at every turn" |
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| Related terms: | prevent hang check stonewall bottleneck filibuster blockage stymie obstructionist obstruction | |
| 5. | [ verb ] stop from happening or developing | |
| Synonyms: | stop halt kibosh | |
| Examples: | "Block his election" "Halt the process" |
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| Related terms: | prevent embargo stay stop blockage | |
| 6. | [ verb ] interfere with or prevent the reception of signals | |
| Synonyms: | jam | |
| Examples: | "Jam the Voice of America" "block the signals emitted by this station" |
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| Related terms: | interrupt spot_jam barrage_jam blanket_jam point_jam jamming | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides | |
| Synonyms: | cube | |
| Related terms: | solid goldbrick cube | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit | |
| Examples: | "he reserved a large block of seats" "he held a large block of the company's stock" |
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| Related terms: | collection | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (housing) housing in a large building that is divided into separate units | |
| Examples: | "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" |
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| Related terms: | housing ward cellblock | |
| 10. | [ verb ] be unable to remember | |
| Synonyms: | forget draw_a_blank blank_out | |
| Examples: | "I'm drawing a blank" "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" |
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| Related terms: | remember slip | |
| 11. | [ verb ] (sport) impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball), as in sports or fights | |
| Synonyms: | parry deflect | |
| Examples: | "block an attack" |
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| Related terms: | fence blocking blocker counterpunch | |
| 12. | [ noun ] an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension | |
| Synonyms: | mental_block | |
| Examples: | "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" |
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| Related terms: | inability writer's_block forget | |
| 13. | [ verb ] block passage through | |
| Synonyms: | obstruct impede occlude close_up obturate jam | |
| Examples: | "obstruct the path" |
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| Related terms: | free impede barricade clog blockade dam suffocate tie_up barricade barricade screen land_up obstruction blocking obturator obstruction | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted | |
| Examples: | "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably" |
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| Related terms: | computer_memory_unit bad_block sector computer_science | |
| 15. | [ noun ] an obstruction in a pipe or tube | |
| Synonyms: | closure occlusion stop stoppage blockage | |
| Examples: | "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" |
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| Related terms: | obstruction plug breechblock vapor_lock stuff | |
| 16. | [ noun ] a platform from which an auctioneer sells | |
| Synonyms: | auction_block | |
| Examples: | "they put their paintings on the block" |
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| Related terms: | platform | |
| 17. | [ verb ] shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight | |
| Synonyms: | obstruct | |
| Examples: | "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage" "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" |
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| Related terms: | hide barricade blockage | |
| 18. | [ verb ] support, secure, or raise with a block | |
| Examples: | "block a plate for printing" "block the wheels of a car" |
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| Related terms: | hold | |
| 19. | [ verb ] run on a block system | |
| Examples: | "block trains" |
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| Related terms: | operate | |
| 20. | [ verb ] prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | |
| Synonyms: | immobilize immobilise freeze | |
| Examples: | "Blocked funds" "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" |
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| Related terms: | unblock unblock withhold | |
| 21. | [ verb ] obstruct, as of a passage | |
| Synonyms: | lug choke_up stuff | |
| Examples: | "My nose is all stuffed" "Her arteries are blocked" |
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| Related terms: | unstuff clog blockage | |
| 22. | [ verb ] stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block | |
| Examples: | "block the book cover" |
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| Related terms: | emboss | |
| 23. | [ verb ] shape into a block or blocks | |
| Examples: | "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" |
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| Related terms: | shape | |
| 24. | [ verb ] (pharmacology,surgery) interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia | |
| Examples: | "block a nerve" "block a muscle" |
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| Related terms: | anesthesize anesthetize blocker | |
| 25. | [ verb ] (clothing) shape by using a block | |
| Examples: | : "Block a hat" "block a garment" |
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| Related terms: | shape | |
| 26. | [ noun ] a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope | |
| Synonyms: | pulley pulley-block | |
| Related terms: | machine bollock idle_pulley fairlead block_and_tackle | |
| 27. | [ noun ] a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine | |
| Synonyms: | cylinder_block engine_block | |
| Examples: | "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" |
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| Related terms: | cast reciprocating_engine internal-combustion_engine cylinder | |
| 28. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1756 | |
| 29. | [ noun ] (sport,american football) the act of blocking someone's path with your body (as in football) | |
| Synonyms: | interference blocking | |
| Examples: | "he threw a rolling block into the line backer" |
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| Related terms: | obstruction trap_block football American_football barricade parry | |
| Similar spelling: |
blocky bloc Blick black blok bloke Bloch bleak Blake Blecha Blasko Blakey Blasco |
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