Word: Block
How to pronounce: blɒk
Noun
Definitions:
1. A large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.
Example sentences: "A block of marble"
2. A large single building subdivided into separate rooms, apartments, or offices.
Example sentences: "An apartment block"
3. A large quantity or allocation of things regarded as a unit.
Example sentences: "A block of shares"
4. An obstacle to the normal progress or functioning of something.
Example sentences: "Substantial demands for time off may constitute a block to career advancement"
5. A flat area of something, especially a solid area of color.
Example sentences: "Cover the eyelid with a neutral block of color"
6. A pulley or system of pulleys mounted in a case.
Example sentences: "A simple pulley block"
7. A person's head.
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.
Example sentences: "Block up the holes with sticky tape"
2. Impress text or a design on (a book cover).
Example sentences: "Original blue cloth, spine lettered and blocked in gold."
3. Shape or reshape (a hat) using a wooden mold.
Example sentences: "Nobody cleans and blocks old felt hats any more"
4. Design or plan the movements of actors on a stage or movie set.
Example sentences: "The stage version clearly needs blocking as there is a limited space on which to do the entire show."
Synonyms:
blockade
obstacle
obstruction
hindrance
inhibition
impediment
bar
deterrent
handicap
barricade
hurdle
dam
pulley
unit
module
suite
body
knot
wing
roof
stuff
cube
chunk
package
pack
batch
parcel
battery
block off
impede
block up
let
obstruct
hinder
blank out
wall off
cluster
clump
lot
bunch
parry
set
freeze
immobilize
coalition
alliance
city block
occlude
choke
lock out
stop
halt
stop up
clog
mental block
interdict
stymie
balk
jam
clutch
group
bank
band
engine block
closure
Antonyms:
unlock
unblock
release
Derivations:
blocking
blockade
blockage
bloc
blockhead
blockhouse
blocked
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Block in Other Languages...
Spanish: Bloque
German: Block
French: Bloc
Italian: Blocco
Turkish: Blok
