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block
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[ noun ] a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
Examples "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" Used in print (The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)At the entrance side of the shelter , each roof beam is rested_on the inside 4 inches of the block wall . The outside 4 - inch space is filled by mortaring blocks on edge . Mortar is poured between this bracing and the 4 - inch blocks on edge to complete the wall thickness for radiation shielding . Concrete blocks are passed between the beams and put on the boards . The roof blocks are in two layers and are not mortared together . |
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[ verb ] render unsuitable for passage
Examples "block the way" "barricade the streets" "stop the busy road" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)Someone blocked the door from inside . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)Hub was sitting in a chair that blocked the hall door . |
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[ noun ] a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
Synonyms Examples "he lives in the next block" Used in print ("Editorials"...)State_Department officials refusing to show their passes at the boundary , and driving two blocks into East_Berlin under military escort , will not avail . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)The Dutch_Reformed_Church , with two steeples and its own school was on Main_Street ; the Episcopal_Church was one block down Sussex_Street ; the Catholic Saint_Mary's_Church , with an even taller steeple and a cross on top , stood on Ball_Street . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)`` Funny thing '' , Mr._Kahler said , when they were seated , `` when I heard you ringing , I figured it was that guy down the block , Hausman '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Examples "His brother blocked him at every turn" Used in print (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)At the top a uniformed officer blocked further progress . Related terms prevent hang check stonewall bottleneck filibuster blockage stymie obstructionist obstruction |
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[ verb ] stop from happening or developing
Examples "Block his election" "Halt the process" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans],...)Many legislators are already weary and frustrated over the so-far losing battle to block token integration . |
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[ verb ] interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
Synonyms Examples "Jam the Voice of America" "block the signals emitted by this station" Used in print (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)The stiff figure in the corner no_longer blocked his thoughts . Related terms interrupt spot_jam barrage_jam blanket_jam point_jam jamming |
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[ noun ] a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
Synonyms Used in print (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)They had cleaned_up an old ice_box and begun to buy fifty pound blocks of ice in town , as the electric_refrigerator came nowhere near providing enough ice for the crowds who ate and drank there . |
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[ 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" Used in print (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)Since the land he desired lay within the great northern empire of the Hudson's_Bay_Company , he purchased great blocks of the Company's stock with the view to controlling its policies . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be unable to remember
Synonyms Examples "I'm drawing a blank" "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" |
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[ noun ] an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
Synonyms Examples "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" Related terms |
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[ 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" Related terms |
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[ noun ] an obstruction in a pipe or tube
Examples "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a platform from which an auctioneer sells
Synonyms Examples "they put their paintings on the block" Related terms |
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[ verb ] support, secure, or raise with a block
Examples "block a plate for printing" "block the wheels of a car" Related terms |
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[ verb ] prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
Synonyms Examples "Blocked funds" "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" |
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[ verb ] stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
Examples "block the book cover" Related terms |
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[ verb ] shape into a block or blocks
Examples "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (pharmacology,surgery) interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
Examples "block a nerve" "block a muscle" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (clothing) shape by using a block
Examples : "Block a hat" "block a garment" Related terms |
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[ 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 Related terms |
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[ noun ] a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
Synonyms Examples "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" Related terms cast reciprocating_engine internal-combustion_engine cylinder |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1756
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[ noun ] (sport,american football) the act of blocking someone's path with your body (as in football)
Synonyms Examples "he threw a rolling block into the line backer" Related terms obstruction trap_block football American_football barricade parry |
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