noun a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides).
noun a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings.
— synonyms: city_block
noun a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides.
— synonyms: cube
noun a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit.
noun housing in a large building that is divided into separate units.
noun (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted.
noun an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do.
— synonyms: mental_block
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, pulley_block
noun a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine.
— synonyms: engine_block, cylinder_block
noun an obstruction in a pipe or tube.
— synonyms: blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
noun a platform from which an auctioneer sells.
— synonyms: auction_block
noun the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements.
— synonyms: blocking
verb render unsuitable for passage.
— synonyms: barricade, blockade, stop, block_off, block_up, bar
verb hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.
— synonyms: obstruct, blockade, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
verb stop from happening or developing.
— synonyms: stop, halt, kibosh
verb interfere with or prevent the reception of signals.
— synonyms: jam
verb run on a block system.
verb interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia.
verb shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight.
— synonyms: obstruct
verb stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block.