BLOCK

Definition of BLOCK

  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
  3. (noun)a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
  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; often caused by emotional tension
  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
  9. (noun)a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
  10. (noun)an obstruction in a pipe or tube
  11. (noun)a platform from which an auctioneer sells
  12. (noun)the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
  13. (verb)render unsuitable for passage
  14. (verb)hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  15. (verb)stop from happening or developing
  16. (verb)interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
  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
  20. (verb)stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
  21. (verb)obstruct
  22. (verb)block passage through
  23. (verb)support, secure, or raise with a block
  24. (verb)impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
  25. (verb)be unable to remember
  26. (verb)shape by using a block
  27. (verb)shape into a block or blocks
  28. (verb)prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)