BLOCK
Definition of BLOCK
- (noun)a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- (noun)a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- (noun)a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- (noun)a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- (noun)housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- (noun)(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- (noun)an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
- (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
- (noun)a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- (noun)an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- (noun)a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- (noun)the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- (verb)render unsuitable for passage
- (verb)hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- (verb)stop from happening or developing
- (verb)interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- (verb)run on a block system
- (verb)interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
- (verb)shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- (verb)stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- (verb)obstruct
- (verb)block passage through
- (verb)support, secure, or raise with a block
- (verb)impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- (verb)be unable to remember
- (verb)shape by using a block
- (verb)shape into a block or blocks
- (verb)prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)