BLOCK

Definition

1. noun a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides).
2. noun a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings. — synonyms: city_block
3. noun a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides. — synonyms: cube
4. noun a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit.
5. noun housing in a large building that is divided into separate units.
6. noun (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted.
7. noun an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do. — synonyms: mental_block
8. 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
9. noun a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine. — synonyms: engine_block, cylinder_block
10. noun an obstruction in a pipe or tube. — synonyms: blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
11. noun a platform from which an auctioneer sells. — synonyms: auction_block
12. noun the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements. — synonyms: blocking
13. verb render unsuitable for passage. — synonyms: barricade, blockade, stop, block_off, block_up, bar
14. verb hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. — synonyms: obstruct, blockade, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
15. verb stop from happening or developing. — synonyms: stop, halt, kibosh
16. verb interfere with or prevent the reception of signals. — synonyms: jam
17. verb run on a block system.
18. verb interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia.
19. verb shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight. — synonyms: obstruct
20. verb stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block.
21. verb obstruct. — synonyms: stuff, lug, choke_up
22. verb block passage through. — synonyms: obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, close_up
23. verb support, secure, or raise with a block.
24. verb impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball). — synonyms: parry, deflect
25. verb be unable to remember. — synonyms: forget, blank_out, draw_a_blank
26. verb shape by using a block.
27. verb shape into a block or blocks.
28. verb prohibit the conversion or use of (assets). — synonyms: freeze, immobilize, immobilise