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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024block /blɑk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Buildinga large, solid piece of wood, stone, etc.:A concrete cinder block supported the car.
- one of a set of cube-shaped pieces used as a child's toy:playing happily with their blocks.
- a piece of wood or metal with designs that have been engraved on it, used for printing.
- anything that stops or prevents movement:The sink has a block in it.
- Psychiatrya stoppage in thinking, speech, or writing:writer's block.
- SportSports. a hindering of an opponent or an opponent's play:his block on the tackler allowed me to score.
- Businessan amount, quantity, or portion taken as a unit:a block of theater tickets.
- a small section of a city, town, etc., surrounded by streets:They lived on my block when I was growing up.
- Slang TermsSlang. a person's head:threatened to knock his block off.
v. - to get in the way of;
hinder:[~ + object]to block one's exit. - block up, to (cause to) have a block in: [no object]The toilet blocked up all the time.[~ + up + object]Try to block up those holes in the wall.[~ + object + up]to block them up.
- mount on a block:[~ + object]They blocked the car on the ramp.
- [~ + object] to shape or prepare on or as if on a block: to block a sweater.
- Computing (in word processing or computer use) to mark off (text or data) for moving, printing, etc.:[~ + object]Hit the F12 key and block the text you want to delete.
- SportSports.
- to get in the way of or obstruct (an opposing player) by physical contact: [~ + object]Bart blocked Dexter, allowing Gerry to run for the touchdown.[no object]Harry didn't block well on that last play.
- to suffer a stoppage in thinking, speaking, or writing:[no object]I just seemed to block when it came to taking a test.
- block in or out, to outline roughly without details: [~ + in/out + object]blocked out our ideas for the room arrangement.[~ + object + in/out]to block them out.
Idioms- Idioms on the block, for sale at an auction.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024block (blok),USA pronunciation n. - Buildinga solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
- Buildinga hollow masonry building unit of cement, terra cotta, etc.:a wall made of concrete blocks.
- one of a set of cube-shaped pieces of wood, plastic, or the like, used as a child's toy in building.
- a mold or piece on which something is shaped or kept in shape:a hat block.
- Fine Arta piece of wood used in the art of making woodcuts or wood engravings.
- Printingthe base on which a plate is mounted to make it type-high.
- Buildinga projection left on a squared stone to provide a means of lifting it.
- Buildinga short length of plank serving as a bridging, as between joists.
- a stump or wooden structure on which a condemned person is beheaded:Mary Stuart went bravely to the block.
- See auction block.
- [Mach.]a part enclosing one or more freely rotating, grooved pulleys, about which ropes or chains pass to form a hoisting or hauling tackle.
- an obstacle, obstruction, or hindrance:His stubbornness is a block to all my efforts.
- the state or condition of being obstructed;
blockage:The traffic block lasted several hours. - Pathology
- an obstruction, as of a nerve.
- See heart block.
- Sporta hindering of an opponent's actions.
- Businessa quantity, portion, or section taken as a unit or dealt with at one time:a large block of theater tickets.
- a small section of a city, town, etc., enclosed by neighboring and intersecting streets:She lives on my block.
- the length of one side of such a section:We walked two blocks over.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a large building divided into separate apartments, offices, shops, etc.
- Businessa large number of bonds or shares of stock sold together as a single unit.
- Computing
- a group of data stored as a unit on an external storage medium and handled as a unit by the computer for input or output:This file has 20 records per block.
- a section of storage locations in a computer allocated to a particular set of instructions or data.
- a group of consecutive machine words organized as a unit and guiding a particular computer operation, esp. with reference to input and output.
- (on a flow chart) a symbol representing an operation, device, or instruction in a computer program.
- Rail Transportany of the short lengths into which a track is divided for signaling purposes.
- Stamps[Philately.]a group of four or more unseparated stamps, not in a strip.
- Slang Termsa person's head.
- Ceramics[Glassmaking.]a wooden or metal cup for blocking a gather.
- an obstruction or stoppage in mental processes or speech, esp. when related to stress, emotional conflict, etc.
- PsychiatrySee writer's block.
- Geology
- any large, angular mass of solid rock.
- See fault block.
- (in Canada) a wild or remote area of land that has not yet been surveyed:the Peace River block.
- AutomotiveSee cylinder block.
- Sport[Falconry.]a low perch to which a falcon is tethered outdoors.
- Idioms put or go on the block, to offer or be offered for sale at auction:to put family heirlooms on the block.
v.t. - to obstruct (someone or something) by placing obstacles in the way (sometimes fol. by up):to block one's exit; to block up a passage.
- Show Businessto fit with blocks;
mount on a block. - to shape or prepare on or with a block:to block a hat; to block a sweater.
- Buildingto join (the ends of boards or the like) by fastening to a block of wood.
- Show Business[Theat.]
- Also, block out. to plan or work out the movement of performers in a play, pageant, etc.:Tomorrow we'll block act one.
- to draw a floor plan on (a stage) in order to indicate placement of scenery, stage property, etc.
- Pathology, Physiologyto stop the passage of impulses in (a nerve).
- Computingto group (contiguous data) together so as to allow to be read or written in a single operation.
- Sportto hinder or bar the actions or movements of (an opposing player), esp. legitimately.
- Ceramics[Glassmaking.]
- to shape (a molten gather) in a wet cup of wood or metal.
- to plunge a block of wood into (molten glass) to aid in refining the glass.
- Metallurgyto give (a forging) a rough form before finishing.
- Electronicsto apply a high negative bias to the grid of (a vacuum tube), for reducing the plate current to zero.
v.i. - to act so as to obstruct an opponent, as in football, hockey, and basketball:He doesn't get many baskets, but he sure can block.
- Show Business[Theat.]to block a play, act, scene, stage, etc.:The director will block tomorrow.
- to suffer a block.
- Theater block out:
- block (def. 36a).
- Sport[Basketball.]to box out.
- block in or out, to sketch or outline roughly or generally, without details:She blocked out a color scheme for the interiors.
- Middle Dutch blok; perh. akin to balk
- Middle French bloc)
- Middle English blok log, stump (1275–1325
- 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impediment, blockade, barrier, stoppage, jam.
- 33.See corresponding entry in Unabridged close, blockade, impede; hinder, deter, stop.
Block (blok),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Herbert Lawrence ("Herblock''), born 1909, U.S. cartoonist.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: block /blɒk/ n - a large solid piece of wood, stone, or other material with flat rectangular sides, as for use in building
- such a piece on which particular tasks may be done, as chopping, cutting, or beheading
- Also called: building block one of a set of wooden or plastic cubes as a child's toy
- a form on which things are shaped or displayed: a wig block
- slang a person's head (esp in the phrase knock someone's block off)
- do one's block ⇒ Austral NZ slang to become angry
- a dull, unemotional, or hardhearted person
- a large building of offices, flats, etc
- a group of buildings in a city bounded by intersecting streets on each side
- the area or distance between such intersecting streets
- Austral NZ an area of land for a house, farm, etc
- Austral NZ a log, usually a willow, fastened to a timber base and used in a wood-chopping competition
- a piece of wood, metal, or other material having an engraved, cast, or carved design in relief, used either for printing or for stamping book covers, etc
- a casing housing one or more freely rotating pulleys
See also block and tackle - an obstruction or hindrance
- interference in the normal physiological functioning of an organ or part
- See heart block
- See nerve block
- a short interruption of perceptual or thought processes
- obstruction of an opponent in a sport
- a section or quantity, as of tickets or shares, handled or considered as a single unit
- (as modifier): a block booking, block voting
- short for starting block
vb (mainly tr)- to shape by use of a block: to block a hat
- (often followed by up) to obstruct (a passage, channel, etc) or prevent or impede the motion or flow of (something or someone) by introducing an obstacle: to block the traffic, to block up a pipe
- to impede, retard, or prevent (an action, procedure, etc)
- to stamp (a title, design, etc) on (a book cover, etc) by means of a block (see sense 12), esp using gold leaf or other foil
- (also intr) to obstruct or impede movement by (an opponent)
- to interrupt a physiological function, as by use of an anaesthetic
- (also intr) to play (a ball) defensively
See also block in, block outEtymology: 14th Century: from Old French bloc, from Dutch blok; related to Old High German blohˈblocker n |