Lexic.us

Definition of Block

1. Noun. A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides). "The pyramids were built with large stone blocks"

2. Verb. Render unsuitable for passage. "Stop the busy road"

3. Verb. Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. "His brother blocked him at every turn"

4. Noun. A rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings. "He lives in the next block"

5. Noun. A three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides.

6. Verb. Stop from happening or developing. "They block him from writing the letter"; "Halt the process"

7. Noun. A number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit. "He held a large block of the company's stock"

8. Verb. Interfere with or prevent the reception of signals. "Block the signals emitted by this station"

9. Noun. Housing in a large building that is divided into separate units. "There is a block of classrooms in the west wing"

10. Verb. Run on a block system. "Block trains"

11. Noun. (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"

12. Verb. Interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia. "Block a muscle"

13. Verb. Shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight. "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"

14. Noun. 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"

15. Verb. Stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block. "Block the book cover"

16. 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.

17. Verb. Obstruct. "Her arteries are blocked"

18. Noun. A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine. "The engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"

19. Verb. Block passage through. "Obstruct the path"

20. Noun. An obstruction in a pipe or tube. "We had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"

21. Verb. Support, secure, or raise with a block. "Block the wheels of a car"

22. Noun. A platform from which an auctioneer sells. "They put their paintings on the block"

23. Noun. The act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements.

24. Verb. Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball). "The fighter managed to block his opponent"; "Block an attack"

25. Verb. Be unable to remember. "They won't block the story "; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"

26. Verb. Shape by using a block. "Block a garment"

27. Verb. Shape into a block or blocks. "Block the graphs so one can see the results clearly"

28. Verb. Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets). "They block the money "; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"

Definition of Block

1. n. A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc.

2. v. t. To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor.

3. n. In Australia, one of the large lots into which public land, when opened to settlers, is divided by the government surveyors.

Definition of Block

1. Noun. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. ¹

2. Noun. A cuboid of wood, plastic or other material used as a base on which to cut something. ¹

3. Noun. A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets ¹

4. Noun. A residential building consisting of flats. ¹

5. Noun. The distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern. ¹

6. Noun. (slang) The human head. ¹

7. Noun. A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end. ¹

8. Noun. (nautical) Used with ropes or cables to facilitate lifting loads. ¹

9. Noun. (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster). ¹

10. Noun. (computing) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop. ¹

11. Noun. (context: rigging) A case with one or more sheaves/pulleys, used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example, as part of the rigging of a sailing ship. ¹

12. Noun. (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions. ¹

13. Noun. Something that prevents something from passing (see blockage). ¹

14. Noun. (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck). ¹

15. Noun. (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground. ¹

16. Noun. (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court. ¹

17. Noun. (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape. ¹

18. Noun. A section of split logs used as fuel. ¹

19. Noun. (misspelling of bloc) ¹

20. Verb. (transitive) To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass. ¹

21. Verb. (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing. ¹

22. Verb. (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something). ¹

23. Verb. (transitive sports) To impede an opponent. ¹

24. Verb. (transitive theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors. ¹

25. Verb. (transitive cricket) To hit with a block. ¹

26. Verb. (intransitive cricket) To play a block shot. ¹

27. Verb. (transitive) To disable communication via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with an undesirable someone. ¹

28. Verb. (computing) (intransitive) To wait. ¹

29. Verb. (transitive) to shape or mould (a hat) into the desired shape. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Block

1. to obstruct [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: obstruct

Medical Definition of Block

1. An obstruction or stoppage. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Block

blobbier blobbiest blobbily blobbiness blobbing blobbing out blobby blobfish blobfishes blobject

blobjects bloblike blobs blobs out bloc block (current term) block-like block-out block anaesthesia block anesthesia

block book block books block capital block capitals block copolymer block design test block diagram block diagrams block dump

Literary usage of Block

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"block DIAGRAMS 335. Definitions.—One of the most successful methods of geologic illustration, both for popular and for scientific demonstration, ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"The east half of lot 6, block 75, plat A aforesaid, known as the "Guardo House" ... A portion of block 88, plat A aforesaid, known as part of the "Tithing ..."

3. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1894)
"Two numbers are assigned to each block, the odd ones upon the left and the even ... Any house having an ENTRANCE in a block has the number of the block. ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"A cylindrical block of 82 mm. diameter and of 55 g. weight was compared with a series of ... The subject first lifted the large block, and then picked out, ..."

5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1921)
"(10« SK) on the Lawton-Jordan property, all from Isaac block. The loan on the Lawton-Jordan property was subsequently reduced to $20,- 000. ..."

6. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"The essential principle of what is known as the block- system, is the insuring of ... This is the one principle of the block system and all the various ..."

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