Definitions For Block

noun

• The act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
• A platform from which an auctioneer sells
• A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
• Housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
• An obstruction in a pipe or tube
• A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
• 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
• An inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
• A number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
• A rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
• (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
• A three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
• A solid piece of material (such as rock or wood) that has flat sides and is usually square or rectangular in shape
• An area of land surrounded by four streets in a city
• The length of one city block

verb

• Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
• Shape into a block or blocks
• Shape by using a block
• Be unable to remember
• Interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
• Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
• Support, secure, or raise with a block
• Block passage through
• Render unsuitable for passage
• Obstruct
• Stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
• Shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
• Interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
• Run on a block system
• Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
• Stop from happening or developing
• To be placed in front of (something, such as a road or path) so that people or things cannot pass through
• To place something in front of (something, such as a road) so that people or things cannot go into the area
• To stop (someone or something) from moving through or going by