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1.nounA substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance."a block of ice"
2.nounA chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading."Anne Boleyn placed her head on the block and awaited her execution."
3.nounA group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets."I'm going for a walk around the block."
4.nounA residential building consisting of flats."a block of flats"
5.nounThe distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern."The place you are looking for is two long blocks east and one short block north."
6.nounInterference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
7.nounThe human head."I'll knock your block off!"
8.nounA wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
9.nounA mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
10.nounA set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end."a block of 100 tickets"
11.nounA logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster).
12.nounA region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
13.nounA fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
14.nounA 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.
15.nounA portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
16.nounSomething that prevents something from passing."There's a block in the pipe that means the water can't get through."
17.nounAn action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
18.nounA shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
19.nounA defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
20.nounA joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
21.nounA section of split logs used as fuel.
22.nounSolitary confinement.
23.nounA cellblock.
24.nounThe perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
25.nounA piece of hard wood on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted.
26.nounA blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.
27.nounA section of a railroad where the block system is used.
28.nounThe position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
29.nounA blockhole.
30.nounThe popping crease.
31.nounA discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
32.verbTo fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass."The pipe is blocked."
33.verbTo prevent (something or someone) from passing."You're blocking the road – I can't get through!"
34.verbTo prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something)."His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss."
35.verbTo impede an opponent."He blocked the basketball player's shot."
36.verbTo specify the positions and movements of the actors."It was very difficult to block this scene convincingly."
37.verbTo hit with a block.
38.verbTo play a block shot.
39.verbTo disable communication via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with an undesirable someone."I tried to send you a message, but you've blocked me!"
40.verbTo wait."When the condition expression is false, the thread blocks on the condition variable."
41.verbTo stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape."I blocked the mittens by wetting them and pinning them to a shaped piece of cardboard."
42.verbTo shape or sketch out roughly.