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block

(bl/A/k )

noun (n)

a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)(noun.artifact)

Example:
The pyramids were built with large stone blocks.

source: wordnet30
a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings(noun.location)

Example:
He lives in the next block.

Synonym:
city block

source: wordnet30
a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides(noun.shape)

Synonym:
cube

source: wordnet30
a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit(noun.group)

Example:
He reserved a large block of seats.
He held a large block of the company's stock.

source: wordnet30
housing in a large building that is divided into separate units(noun.artifact)

Example:
There is a block of classrooms in the west wing.

source: wordnet30
(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted(noun.quantity)

Example:
Since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably.

source: wordnet30
an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension(noun.cognition)

Example:
I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block.

Synonym:
mental block

source: wordnet30
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(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
pulley, pulley block, pulley-block

source: wordnet30
a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine(noun.artifact)

Example:
The engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked.

Synonym:
cylinder block, engine block

source: wordnet30
an obstruction in a pipe or tube(noun.artifact)

Example:
We had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe.

Synonym:
blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage

source: wordnet30
a platform from which an auctioneer sells(noun.artifact)

Example:
They put their paintings on the block.

Synonym:
auction block

source: wordnet30
the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements(noun.act)

Synonym:
blocking

source: wordnet30
A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913
In Australia, one of the large lots into which public land, when opened to settlers, is divided by the government surveyors.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

render unsuitable for passage(verb.contact)

Example:
Block the way.

Synonym:
bar, barricade, block off, block up, blockade, stop

source: wordnet30
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of(verb.social)

Example:
His brother blocked him at every turn.

Synonym:
blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy

source: wordnet30
stop from happening or developing(verb.social)

Example:
Block his election.

Synonym:
halt, kibosh, stop

source: wordnet30
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals(verb.communication)

Example:
Block the signals emitted by this station.

Synonym:
jam

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run on a block system(verb.social)

Example:
Block trains.

source: wordnet30
interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia(verb.perception)

Example:
Block a nerve.
Block a muscle.

source: wordnet30
shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight(verb.perception)

Example:
The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage.

Synonym:
obstruct

source: wordnet30
stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block(verb.contact)

Example:
Block the book cover.

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obstruct(verb.contact)

Example:
Her arteries are blocked.

Synonym:
choke up, lug, stuff
Antonym:
loosen up, unstuff

source: wordnet30
block passage through(verb.contact)

Synonym:
close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude
Antonym:
disengage, free

source: wordnet30
support, secure, or raise with a block(verb.contact)

Example:
Block a plate for printing.
Block the wheels of a car.

source: wordnet30
impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)(verb.competition)

Example:
Block an attack.

Synonym:
deflect, parry

source: wordnet30
be unable to remember(verb.cognition)

Example:
You are blocking the name of your first wife!.

Synonym:
blank out, draw a blank, forget
Antonym:
call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think

source: wordnet30
shape by using a block(verb.change)

Example:
Block a hat.
Block a garment.

source: wordnet30
shape into a block or blocks(verb.change)

Example:
Block the graphs so one can see the results clearly.

source: wordnet30
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)(verb.change)

Example:
Blocked funds.

Synonym:
freeze, immobilise, immobilize
Antonym:
free, release, unblock, unfreeze

source: wordnet30
To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor.(verb)

source: webster1913

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