block in English

noun

1

a large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.

a block of marble

synonyms: chunk, hunk, lump, wedge, cube, brick, slab, bar, piece

2

the area bounded by four streets in a town or suburb.

she went for a run around the block

3

a building, especially part of a complex, used for a particular purpose.

a cell block

4

a large quantity or allocation of things regarded as a unit.

a block of shares

synonyms: batch, group, set, quantity

5

an obstacle to the normal progress or functioning of something.

substantial demands for time off may constitute a block to career advancement

synonyms: obstacle, bar, barrier, impediment, hindrance, check, hurdle, stumbling block, handicap, deterrent, blockage, obstruction, stoppage, clog, congestion, occlusion, clot

6

a flat area of something, typically a solid area of color.

cover the eyelid with a neutral block of color

7

a pulley or system of pulleys mounted in a case.

It was here that he was awarded £17,000 by the government for the patent of his mechanical ships blocks .

8

a person's head.

“I'll knock your block off,” he said

verb

1

make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.

block up the holes with sticky tape

synonyms: clog (up), stop up, choke, plug, obstruct, gum up, dam up, congest, jam, close, gunge up, occlude, hinder, hamper, obstruct, impede, inhibit, restrict, limit, halt, stop, bar, check, prevent

2

impress text or a design on (a book cover).

Original blue cloth, spine lettered and blocked in gold.

3

design or plan the movements of actors on a stage or movie set.

The stage version clearly needs blocking as there is a limited space on which to do the entire show.

4

shape or reshape (a hat) using a wooden mold.

He is well cast and carries the part like a well blocked hat, (though his own hat sometimes got the better of him).

noun

chunk, hunk, lump, wedge, cube, brick, slab, bar, piece
building, complex, structure, development
batch, group, set, quantity
obstacle, bar, barrier, impediment, hindrance, check, hurdle, stumbling block, handicap, deterrent
blockage, obstruction, stoppage, clog, congestion, occlusion, clot
cylinder block, engine block
pulley block, pulley
blockage, stoppage, stop, occlusion, closure
city block
cube
mental block
blocking

verb

clog (up), hinder, stop, obstruct, choke up, halt, block off, jam, blank out, immobilize, deflect
clog (up), stop up, choke, plug, obstruct, gum up, dam up, congest, jam, close, gunge up, occlude
hinder, hamper, obstruct, impede, inhibit, restrict, limit, halt, stop, bar, check, prevent
stop, deflect, fend off, hold off, repel, parry, repulse
obstruct, stymie, embarrass, stymy, blockade, hinder
choke up, stuff, lug
halt, stop, kibosh
block off, stop, blockade, bar, barricade, block up
obstruct, jam, close up, obturate, occlude, impede
obstruct
jam
blank out, draw a blank, forget
immobilize, freeze
deflect, parry

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