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Block

noun

A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides).

A rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings. Synonym: city block.

A three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides. Synonym: cube.

A number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit. "He held a large block of the company's stock"

Housing in a large building that is divided into separate units.

(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted.

An inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension. Synonym: mental block.

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, pulley block.

A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine. Synonyms: cylinder block, engine block.

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An obstruction in a pipe or tube. Synonyms: blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage.

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A platform from which an auctioneer sells. Synonym: auction block.

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The act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements. Synonym: blocking.

verb

(past & past part. blocked; pres. part. blocking)

Render unsuitable for passage. Synonyms: bar, barricade, block off, block up, blockade, stop. "Barricade the streets" , "Stop the busy road"

Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. Synonyms: blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy.

Stop from happening or developing. Synonyms: halt, kibosh, stop. "Halt the process"

Interfere with or prevent the reception of signals. Synonym: jam. "Block the signals emitted by this station"

Run on a block system.

Interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia. "Block a muscle"

Shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight. Synonym: obstruct. "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"

Stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block.

Obstruct. Synonyms: choke up, lug, stuff. "Her arteries are blocked" Antonym: unstuff.

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Block passage through. Synonyms: close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude. Antonym: free.

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Support, secure, or raise with a block. "Block the wheels of a car"

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Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball). Synonyms: deflect, parry.

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Be unable to remember. Synonyms: blank out, draw a blank, forget. "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" Antonym: remember.

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Shape by using a block. "Block a garment"

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Shape into a block or blocks.

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Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets). Synonyms: freeze, immobilise, immobilize. "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" Antonyms: unfreeze, unblock.

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