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1.NounA substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance."a block of ice; a block of stone; She picked up the block and examined it.; Anne Boleyn placed her head on the block and awaited her execution.; a block of 100 tickets"
2.NounA chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading."Anne Boleyn placed her head on the block and awaited her execution."
3.NounA wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
4.NounA mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
5.NounA piece of hard wood on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted.
6.NounA case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
7.NounA section of split logs used as fuel.
8.NounA set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape."a block of 100 tickets"
9.NounThe perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
10.NounIn Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
11.NounA physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular."a block of text; a block of colour; a block of land"
12.NounA joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
13.NounA discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
14.NounA logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit."a block of data; a block of seven days; a block reservation; The "Specials" block comprises the sixteen codepoints from U+FFF0 through U+FFFF."
15.NounA logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
16.NounA region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
17.NounA fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
18.NounA portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
19.NounA section of a railroad where the block system is used.
20.NounA contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane)."The "Specials" block comprises the sixteen codepoints from U+FFF0 through U+FFFF."
21.NounA yeargroup at Eton College.
22.NounA contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets."I’m going for a walk around the block.; The place you are looking for is two long blocks east and one short block north."
23.NounThe distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern."The place you are looking for is two long blocks east and one short block north."
24.NounA cuboid or approximately cuboid building."a block of flats; a tower block; an office block; a toilet block; a shower block"
25.NounA cellblock.
26.NounSomething that prevents something from passing."There’s a block in the pipe that means the water can’t get through.; a mental block; writer’s block; The Wiktionary page-blanking vandal was hit with an indefinite block.; He was blocked from playing Roblox due to cheating and scamming.; I’ve put a block on calls from that number."
27.NounInterference or obstruction of cognitive processes."a mental block; writer’s block"
28.NounAny point on the board where two or more men rest, and consequently an opponent may not land.
29.NounAn action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
30.NounA shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
31.NounThe position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
32.NounA blockhole.
33.NounThe popping crease.
34.NounA defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
35.NounThe portion of the movement where a gymnast pushes off the vault.
36.NounA temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar."The Wiktionary page-blanking vandal was hit with an indefinite block.; He was blocked from playing Roblox due to cheating and scamming.; I’ve put a block on calls from that number."
37.NounThe human head."I’ll knock your block off!"
38.NounSolitary confinement.
39.NounA blockhead; a stupid person; a dolt.
40.VerbTo fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass."The pipe was blocked by leaves.; You’re blocking the road – I can’t get through!"
41.VerbTo prevent (something or someone) from passing."A broken-down car is blocking the traffic."
42.VerbTo prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something)."His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss."
43.VerbTo impede (an opponent or opponent’s play)."He blocked the basketball player’s shot.; The offensive linemen tried to block the blitz."
44.VerbTo specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film)."It was very difficult to block this scene convincingly."
45.VerbTo hit with a block.
46.VerbTo play a block shot.
47.VerbTo bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar."I tried to send you a message, but you’ve blocked me!; The user who started the edit war was blocked for a day to cool off."
48.VerbTo bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.)."They’ve blocked all calls to international numbers.; Most Internet services have been blocked."
49.VerbTo wait for some condition to become true."When the condition expression is false, the thread blocks on the condition variable."
50.VerbTo shape, stretch, or mould knitted items, hats, books (and book covers), shoes, etc."I blocked the mittens by wetting them and pinning them to a shaped piece of cardboard."
51.VerbTo shape or sketch out roughly."When drawing a scene, first block the main features, and then fill in the detail."
52.VerbTo experience mental block or creative block.
53.VerbTo knock the hat of (a person) down over their eyes.
54.NounMisspelling of bloc.