Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word BLOCK
BLOCK
Definitions of BLOCK
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
- A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
- A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- Something that prevents something from passing.
- A roughly cuboid building.
- A surname.
- A unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, USA.
- (slang) The human head.
- (UK) Solitary confinement.
- (obsolete) A blockhead; a stupid person; a dolt.
- (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- Misspelling of bloc.
- (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent's play).
- (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
- (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
- (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
- (transitive) To bar (a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
- (transitive) To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
- (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
- (transitive) To stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape.
- (transitive) To shape or sketch out roughly.
- (transitive, slang, obsolete) To knock the hat of (a person) down over their eyes.
- A unincorporated community in Miami County, Kansas, USA.
- A unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, USA.
- (intransitive) To experience mental block or creative block.
Number of letters
5
Is palindrome
No
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