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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: block

1	v n	obstruct the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
2	n v	a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides shape by using a block
3	n	a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
4	n v	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 support, secure, or raise with a block

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: block

v obstruct

“Her arteries are blocked”

Synonyms:: choke up, lug, stuff

Antonyms:: loosen up, unstuff
cause to become unblocked

Type of:: back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul
become or cause to become obstructed

v block passage through

Synonyms:: close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude

Antonyms:: disengage, free
free or remove obstruction from

Types:: show 17 types...; hide 17 types...; block off, blockade
obstruct access to; barricade, barricado
block off with barricades; barricade
prevent access to by barricading; asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; tie up
restrain from moving or operating normally; dam, dam up
obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; block out, screen
prevent from entering; earth up, land up
block with earth, as after a landslide; bar, barricade, block off, block up, blockade, stop
render unsuitable for passage; back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul
become or cause to become obstructed; gum up
stick together as if with gum; block off, close off, shut off
block off the passage through; shade
protect from light, heat, or view; close
bar access to; crap up
become obstructed or chocked up; choke up, lug, stuff
obstruct; silt, silt up
become chocked with silt

Type of:: hinder, impede
be a hindrance or obstacle to

v render unsuitable for passage

“block the way”

Synonyms:: bar, barricade, block off, block up, blockade, stop

: obstruct
shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

Types:: block off, close off, shut off
block off the passage through; close
bar access to

Type of:: close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude
block passage through

v hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

“His brother blocked him at every turn”

Synonyms:: blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; stonewall
obstruct or hinder any discussion; filibuster
obstruct deliberately by delaying; check
block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey; hang
prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury; bottleneck
slow down or impede by creating an obstruction

Type of:: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
keep from happening or arising; make impossible

v stop from happening or developing

“Block his election”

Synonyms:: halt, kibosh, stop

Types:: embargo
prevent commerce; stay
stop a judicial process

Type of:: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
keep from happening or arising; make impossible

v interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

“block the signals emitted by this station”

Synonyms:: jam

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; barrage jam
jam an entire frequency spectrum; point jam
jam a narrow band of frequencies; spot jam
jam a single frequency; blanket jam
jam a broad spectrum of frequencies to affect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications

Type of:: break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt
make a break in

v impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

“block an attack”

Synonyms:: deflect, parry

Type of:: fence
fight with fencing swords

v prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

“Blocked funds”

Synonyms:: freeze, immobilise, immobilize

Antonyms:: free, release, unblock, unfreeze
make (assets) available

Type of:: keep back, withhold
hold back; refuse to hand over or share

v interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia

“block a nerve”

“block a muscle”

Type of:: anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put out, put under
administer an anesthetic drug to

v shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

“The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage”

Synonyms:: obstruct

: bar, barricade, block off, block up, blockade, stop
render unsuitable for passage

Type of:: conceal, hide
prevent from being seen or discovered

v be unable to remember

“You are blocking the name of your first wife!”

Synonyms:: blank out, draw a blank, forget

Antonyms:: call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

Types:: slip, slip one's mind
pass out of one's memory

v run on a block system

“block trains”

Type of:: operate, run
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

n the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

Synonyms:: blocking

Types:: interference
(American football) blocking a player's path with your body; trap block
(American football) an illegal block; parry
(fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword

Type of:: obstruction
getting in someone's way

n an obstruction in a pipe or tube

Synonyms:: blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage

Types:: show 11 types...; hide 11 types...; breech closer, breechblock
a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing; plug, stopper, stopple
blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly; vapor lock, vapour lock
a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor); bung, spile
a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask; bottle cork, cork
the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle); drainplug
a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin; earplug
a plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise; fipple
a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder); tampion, tompion
plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture; tampon
plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood); spigot, tap
a plug for a bunghole in a cask

Type of:: impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor
any structure that makes progress difficult

n an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

“I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block”

Synonyms:: mental block

Types:: writer's block
an inability to write

Type of:: inability
lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something

n a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

Synonyms:: cube

Types:: goldbrick
a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not

Type of:: solid
a three-dimensional shape

n a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

“the pyramids were built with large stone blocks”

Types:: show 37 types...; hide 37 types...; anvil
a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering; briquet, briquette
a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel; bar, cake
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); chock, wedge
a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object; chopping block
a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split; crosshead
metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth; cube, square block
a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube; domino
a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots; block of metal, ingot, metal bar
metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling; nog
a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it; nut
a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt; inking pad, inkpad, pad, stamp pad
a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp; slab
block consisting of a thick piece of something; starting block
block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race; step
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed; swage block
an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal; type
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; bullion
gold or silver in bars or ingots; butcher block, butcher board
a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood; dice, die
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers; five, five-spot
a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips; four, four-spot
a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips; hex nut
a nut with a hexagonal shape; ice cube
a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks; kern
the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body; locknut, safety nut
supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening; one-spot
a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip; pig
a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace; quad, space
(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences; six, six-spot
a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips; sprag
a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline; square nut
nut with a square shape; packing nut, stuffing nut
a nut used to tighten a stuffing box; tablet
a small flat compressed cake of some substance; tablet
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription; tile
a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces; butterfly nut, thumbnut, wing nut, wing screw, wing-nut
a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning

Type of:: artefact, artifact
a man-made object taken as a whole

n a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

“he lives in the next block”

Synonyms:: city block

Type of:: area, country
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

n housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

“there is a block of classrooms in the west wing”

Types:: show 5 types...; hide 5 types...; cellblock, ward
a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells); hospital ward, ward
block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; death house, death row
the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution; detox
the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified; maternity ward
a hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants

Type of:: housing, living accommodations, lodging
structures collectively in which people are housed

n a platform from which an auctioneer sells

“they put their paintings on the block”

Synonyms:: auction block

Type of:: platform
a raised horizontal surface

v shape by using a block

“Block a hat”

“block a garment”

Type of:: form, shape
give shape or form to

v shape into a block or blocks

“block the graphs so one can see the results clearly”

Type of:: form, shape
give shape or form to

v stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block

“block the book cover”

Type of:: boss, emboss, stamp
raise in a relief

n a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

“he reserved a large block of seats”

“he held a large block of the company's stock”

Type of:: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
several things grouped together or considered as a whole

n a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

“the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked”

Synonyms:: cylinder block, engine block

Type of:: cast, casting
object formed by a mold

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

“since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably”

Types:: bad block
(computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data

Type of:: computer memory unit
a unit for measuring computer memory

n 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

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; bollock, bullock block
a pulley-block at the head of a topmast; fairlead
a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing; idle pulley, idle wheel, idler pulley
a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it; snatch block
a pulley-block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope

Type of:: machine, simple machine
a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point

v support, secure, or raise with a block

“block a plate for printing”

“block the wheels of a car”

Type of:: hold, hold up, support, sustain
be the physical support of; carry the weight of

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