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Noun: block blók- A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
"the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" - A rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
"he lives in the next block"
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Verb: block blók- Render unsuitable for passage
"block the way"
- barricade, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar - Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
"His brother blocked him at every turn"
- obstruct, blockade, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass - Stop from happening or developing
"Block his election"
- stop, halt, kibosh - Interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
"block the signals emitted by this station"
- jam - Run on a block system
"block trains" - Interrupt the normal function of by means of anaesthesia
"block a nerve"; "block a muscle" - Shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
"The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"
- obstruct - Stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
"block the book cover" - Obstruct
"Her arteries are blocked"
- stuff, lug, choke up - Block passage through
- obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, close up - Support, secure, or raise with a block
"block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car" - Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
"block an attack"
- parry, deflect - Be unable to remember
"You are blocking the name of your first wife!"
- forget, blank out, draw a blank - Shape by using a block
"Block a hat"; "block a garment" - Shape into a block or blocks
"block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" - Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
"Blocked funds"
- freeze, immobilize, immobilise [Brit]
Sounds like: bloc, Bloch Derived forms: blocked, blocks, blocking See also: blockage, blocker, blocky Type of: accumulation, aggregation, anaesthetise [Brit], anaesthetize [Brit, Cdn], anesthetise [Brit], anesthetize [N. Amer], area, artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], assemblage, back up, boss, break up, cast, casting, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, collection, computer memory unit, conceal, congest, country, cut off, disrupt, emboss, fence, forbid, foreclose, forestall, form, foul, hide, hinder, hold, hold up, housing, impede, impediment, impedimenta, inability, interrupt, keep back, living accommodations, lodging, machine, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor, operate, platform, preclude, prevent, put out, put under, run, shape, simple machine, solid, stamp, support, sustain, withhold Antonym: unblock Part of: block and tackle, ICE, internal-combustion engine, reciprocating engine Encyclopedia: Block |