n.

1. 1. A solid piece of a hard substance, such as wood, having one or more flat sides.
   2. Such a piece used as a construction member or as a support.
   3. Such a piece upon which chopping or cutting is done: a butcher's block.
   4. Such a piece upon which persons are beheaded.
   5. One of a set of small wooden or plastic pieces, such as a cube, bar, or cylinder, used as a building toy.
   6. Printing. A large amount of text.
   7. Sports. A starting block.
2. A stand from which articles are displayed and sold at an auction: Many priceless antiques went on the block.
3. A mold or form on which an item is shaped or displayed: a hat block.
4. A substance, such as wood or stone, that has been prepared for engraving.
5. 1. A pulley or a system of pulleys set in a casing.
   2. An engine block.
6. A bloc.
7. A set of like items, such as shares of stock, sold or handled as a unit.
8. A group of four or more unseparated postage stamps forming a rectangle.
9. Canadian. A group of townships in an unsurveyed area.
10. 1. A usually rectangular section of a city or town bounded on each side by consecutive streets.
    2. A segment of a street bounded by consecutive cross streets and including its buildings and inhabitants.
11. A large building divided into separate units, such as apartments.
12. A length of railroad track controlled by signals.
13. The act of obstructing.
14. Something that obstructs; an obstacle.
15. 1. Sports. An act of bodily obstruction, as of a player or ball.
    2. Football. Legal interference with an opposing player to clear the path of the ball carrier.
16. Medicine. Interruption or obstruction of a physiological function: nerve block.
17. Psychology. A sudden cessation of speech or a thought process without an immediate observable cause, sometimes considered a consequence of repression. Also called mental block.
18. Slang. The human head: threatened to knock my block off.
19. A blockhead.

v., blocked, block·ing, blocks.

v.tr.

1. To shape into a block or blocks.
2. To support, strengthen, or retain in place by means of a block.
3. To shape, mold, or form with or on a block: block a hat.
4. 1. To stop or impede the passage of or movement through; obstruct: block traffic.
   2. To shut out from view: a curtain blocking the stage.
   3. To stop the passage of (a motion or bill) in a legislative assembly.
5. To indicate broadly without great detail; sketch. Often used with out: block out a plan of action; block out stage movements.
6. Sports. To impede the movement of (an opponent or the ball) by physical interference.
7. Medicine. To interrupt or obstruct the proper functioning of (a physiological process), especially by the use of drugs.
8. Psychology. To fail to remember.
9. To run (trains) on a block system.

v.intr.

1. Sports. To obstruct the movement of an opponent.
2. To suffer a mental block. Often used with on: I blocked on his name.

phrasal verb:

block out

1. To cover over so as to be illegible: block out sensitive information from a document before releasing it.
2. To repress (a traumatic event, for example) from conscious memory.

idioms:

go on the block

1. To be offered for sale.

out of the blocks

1. From a starting position, as in a race or contest: The company has in the past been slow out of the blocks to adapt to consumer tastes.

put on the block

1. To offer for sale.

[Middle English blok, from Old French bloc, from Middle Dutch.]

blocker block'er n.

SYNONYMS  block, hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud. These verbs mean to cut off from sight: a tree that blocked the view; a road hidden by brush; mist that obscured the mountain peak; skyscrapers obstructing the sky; a fence that screens the alley; a face shrouded by a heavy veil. See also synonyms at hinder, obstacle.

A large amount of the same security bought or sold by institutional or other large investors. There is no official size designation constituting a block of securities, but a commonly used threshold is more than 10,000 equity shares or more than $200,000 of debt securities.

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Broadcast:

1. Time segment of consecutive hours in a daily broadcast schedule, such as the block of time from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday; or a strip of time on each of several days during the week, such as the block of time from 10:00 a.m. to noon Monday through Wednesday.

2. In production, to plan the actors' movements or the camera movements throughout the course of the script.

Direct marketing: see block group.

Printing:

1. Wood or metal base on which a printing plate is mounted. A mounted plate is "blocked."

2. In England, term for photoengraving.

1. Banking. A group of checks, or checks and cash, collected during business hours and submitted, along with relevant deposit slips, for sorting into the check collection system, and also for proving (reconciling) deposits with deposit slips. For example, a teller's block. Checks are routinely processed as single units. See also Batch.

2. Securities. The shares of a security bought or sold in a single transaction, the most common unit being 10,000 shares.

Area defined (enclosed) by perimeter streets or distance between street intersections. See Lot and Block.

also block out

noun

1. Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage: bar, barricade, barrier, blockage, clog, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, snag, stop, traverse, wall. See help/harm/harmless, open/close.
2. The uppermost part of the body: head, noddle, pate, poll. Slang bean, conk, dome, noggin, noodle, nut. See body/spirit.

verb

1. To stop or prevent passage of: bar, dam, impede, obstruct. Idioms: bestandin the way of. See open/close.
2. To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container: choke, clog, close, congest, cork, fill, plug, stop. See full/empty/capacity.
3. To cut off from sight. conceal, hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud, shut off (or out). See show/hide.

phrasal verb - block in (or out)

To draw up a preliminary plan or version of: adumbrate, draft, outline, rough in (or out), sketch. See planned/unplanned.

n

Definition: obstruction
Antonyms: opening

v

Definition: obstruct
Antonyms: let go, let up, open, unblock

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[common; from process scheduling terminology in OS theory]

1. vi. To delay or sit idle while waiting for something. “We're blocking until everyone gets here.” Compare busy-wait.

2. block on vt. To block, waiting for (something). “Lunch is blocked on Phil's arrival.”

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n

The process of obstructing or deadening, as a nerve.

1. A masonry unit; a concrete block.
2. (Brit.) A walling unit which exceeds in length, width, or height the dimensions specified for a brick.
3. A solid piece of wood or other material.
4. A plank or timber which serves as bridging between joists or the like.
5. In quarrying, the large piece of stone, generally squared, that is taken from the quarry to the mill for sawing, slabbing, and further working.
6. A mechanical

block, 6

device which encloses one or more pulleys, through which chains or ropes pass, usually for hoisting.
7. A small area of city or town which is bounded by neighboring and intersecting streets; the length of a side of such an area. 8. (Brit.) A large building which is divided into a number of units, as a block of flats.

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A segment of a town or city sur- rounded by streets and avenues on at least three sides and usually occupied by buildings, though it may be composed solely of vacant lots. The section of a city enclosed by streets that is described by a map which indicates how a portion of land will be subdivided.

Something that blocks or obstructs passage, activity, etc.

• α-b., alpha-b. — a drug that induces adrenergic blockade at α-adrenergic receptors.
• β-b., beta-b. — a drug that induces adrenergic blockade at either β₁- or β₂-adrenergic receptors, or both (see also beta-blocker).
• calcium channel b. — a drug that selectively inhibits the influx of calcium ions through a specific ion channel of cardiac muscle and smooth muscle cells (see also calcium channel blocker).
• H₂-receptor b. — a drug, such as cimetidine that inhibits the secretion of gastric acid stimulated by histamine, pentagastrin, food and insulin, and also basal secretion; used in the treatment of peptic ulcer.

To tighten or straighten a fieldscarf (necktie).

IN BRIEF: A solid piece of something, usually having flat rectangular sides. Also: To prevent something from happening.

They were satisfied with their work as they placed the last building block to complete their castle.

Tutor's tip: One bloc (group united for joint action) wanted to block (prevent) the action of the other bloc.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - blok
v. tr. - blokere, spærre
v. intr. - blive stoppet

idioms:

• block and tackle    stoppe en modstander ved tackling
• block calendar    afrivningskalender
• block capitals    blokbogstaver
• block in    skitsere, opridse
• block letters    blokbogstaver
• block of flats    beboelseskarre
• block off    afspærre, blokere
• block out    spærre for, lukke ude
• block up    fortrænge, skyde fra sig
• block vote    afgivning af stemmer i blok
• blocking off    afspærring, blokering

Nederlands (Dutch)
blok, (weg)versperring, (verkeers)op- stopping, huizenblok, harses (hoofd), (mv) blokkendoos, cliché, hoedenvorm, onverzettelijk mens, schrijfblok, tegenhouden, versperren, verhinderen

Français (French)
n. - bille (de bois), billot, tablette (de chocolat), (GB) pâté (de maisons), (US) rue, quartier, pavillon (d'un hôpital, etc), bâtiment (d'une usine), embouteillage, encombrement, obstruction, (Méd, Psych) blocage, (fig) trou (de mémoire), série (de tickets), tranche (d'actions), groupe (de sièges), (GB) cliché (d'une plaque), caboche (fam), bloc (de papier à lettres), (Comput) bloc, caboche, ciboulot, (Fin) paquet/bloc (d'actions)
v. tr. - bloquer, entraver, gêner, (Méd) anesthésier, neutraliser, graver au fer
v. intr. - se bloquer (une roue)

idioms:

• block and tackle    (Tech) moufle
• block calendar    éphéméride
• block capitals    majuscules d'imprimerie, capitales
• block in    esquisser
• block letters    lettres majuscules
• block of flats    immeuble
• block off    interdire, condamner (une route), obstruer (par accident)
• block out    boucher (la vue), empêcher de passer (la lumière), refouler, repousser (de l'esprit), ébaucher (un dessin)
• block up    encombrer, bloquer, boucher, murer, condamner (une entrée), boucher (un trou)
• block vote    (Pol, Ind) vote groupé

Deutsch (German)
n. - Block, Häuserblock, Klischee, Klotz, Stau, Sperre, Startblock
v. - blockieren, lahmlegen, versperren, verstopfen

idioms:

• block and tackle    Flaschenzug
• block calendar    Tageskalender
• block capitals    Blockbuchstaben
• block in    skizzieren, einschließen
• block letters    Blockschrift
• block of flats    Appartementhaus, Mehrfamilienhaus
• block off    blockieren, absperren
• block out    ausschließen, verdrängen, skizzieren
• block up    einschließen, zumauern
• block vote    Stimmenblock

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μεγάλο κομμάτι, κούτσουρο, κρεατοσάνιδο, ογκόλιθος, κυβόλιθος, ξύλινος κύβος (παιχνιδιού), οικοδομικό τετράγωνο, συγκρότημα (γραφείων), πολυκατοικία, τροχαλία, μακαράς, τυπογραφική πλάκα, κλισέ, φραγμός, εμπόδιο, αποκλεισμός, μπλόκο, τάπα (στο μπάσκετ), (Η/Υ) τμήμα κειμένου
v. - εμποδίζω, φράζω, κλείνω, αποκλείω, μπλοκάρω, δεσμεύω, σχηματίζω όγκους

idioms:

• block and tackle    μακαράς, τροχαλία
• block calendar    επιτραπέζιο ημερολόγιο
• block capitals    απλά κεφαλαία (γράμματα)
• block in    αποκλείω, σκιαγραφώ
• block letters    απλά κεφαλαία (γράμματα)
• block of flats    πολυκατοικία
• block off    μπλοκάρω
• block out    αποκλείω, σκιαγραφώ, κόβω (τη θέα)
• block up    παρεμποδίζω, φράζω
• block vote    ομάδα ψήφων
• blocking off    παρεμπόδιση, μπλοκάρισμα

Italiano (Italian)
bloccare, impedire, escludere, isolato, mattone, blocco, cliché, macello

idioms:

• block calendar    calendario
• block capitals    maiuscole
• block in    abbozzare
• block letters    stampatello
• block of flats    condominio
• block off    arginare
• block out    schizzare, impedire la diffusione
• block up    ostruire
• block vote    voto delegato
• blocking off    arginamento
• chopping block    ceppo
• pulley block    carrucola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bloco (m), impedimento (m), quarteirão (m), bloqueio (m)
v. - bloquear

idioms:

• block and tackle    polia (f)
• block calendar    folhinha (f) em bloco
• block capitals    letra (f) de forma maiúscula
• block in    esboçar (desenho)
• block letters    letra (f) de forma (Tipogr.)
• block of flats    bloco (m) de apartamentos
• block off    impedir
• block out    esboçar (desenho)
• block up    entupir
• block vote    voto (m) representativo
• blocking off    vedação (f)
• chopping block    tábua (f) de carne
• office block    bloco (m) de escritórios
• pulley block    bloco (m) de polia
• stumbling block    obstáculo (m)

Русский (Russian)
блокировать, квартал, глыба, брусок, пачка, плаха

idioms:

• block and tackle    блок, лебедка, полиспаст
• block calendar    отрывной календарь
• block capitals    заглавные печатные буквы, печатные буквы
• block in    загородить, зажать
• block letters    печатные буквы
• block of flats    многоквартирный дом
• block off    перегородить, блокировать
• block out    заслонить
• block up    загородить
• block vote    представительное голосование, одинаковое голосование одной группой
• blocking off    блокирование, блокировка
• chopping block    колода для рубки мяса
• office block    административное здание
• pulley block    полиспаст, таль
• stumbling block    препятствие, преграда

Español (Spanish)
n. - bloque, manzana, cuadra, adoquín, cubo, taco, zoquete, matadero
v. tr. - obstruir, obstaculizar, estorbar, bloquear, atascar, obturar, tapar
v. intr. - obstruir, bloquear

idioms:

• block and tackle    aparejo
• block calendar    calendario
• block capitals    versalitas, mayúsculas
• block in    esbozar, bosquejar
• block letters    letras de molde
• block of flats    bloque de viviendas, casa de departamentos
• block off    cortar
• block out    delinear, esbozar
• block up    obstruir, calzar, tapar
• block vote    voto por delegación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kloss, block, komplex, husblock, kvarter, bunt, skalle
v. - blockera, spärra

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
街区, 石块, 木块, 阻塞, 使成块状, 封锁, 阻挡

idioms:

• block and tackle    滑轮组, 滑车组
• block calendar    一组日历, 印刷体日历
• block capitals    印刷的大写字体
• block in    堵塞, 筹划
• block letters    木板字, 印刷体字母, 大写字体
• block of flats    一排公寓
• block off    阻挡, 隔开
• block out    封闭, 拟大纲, 设计
• block up    阻碍, 垫高
• block vote    集团投票, 集团投票法, 一个集团所投的票
• blocking off    封锁, 封闭

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 街區, 石塊, 木塊
v. tr. - 阻塞, 使成塊狀, 封鎖
v. intr. - 阻擋, 阻塞

idioms:

• block and tackle    滑輪組, 滑車組
• block calendar    一組日曆, 印刷體日曆
• block capitals    印刷的大寫字体
• block in    堵塞, 籌劃
• block letters    木板字, 印刷體字母, 大寫字體
• block of flats    一排公寓
• block off    阻擋, 隔開
• block out    封閉, 擬大綱, 設計
• block up    阻礙, 墊高
• block vote    集團投票, 集團投票法, 一個集團所投的票
• blocking off    封鎖, 封閉

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 덩어리, 받침, 한 조, 장애, 한 구획
v. tr. - ~에 돌, 나무 따위를 끼우다, ~을 방해하다, 막다
v. intr. - 상대방을 방해하다, 접착하다, 연출을 하다

idioms:

• block in    일괄하여
• block off    막다
• block out    ~의 약도를 그리다, 안 보이게 하다
• block up    막다, 받침대 위에 올려 놓다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 塊, ブロック, 街区, 台木, 断頭台, 障害物, 渋滞, 積み木, 一棟, 滑車, 区画
v. - ふさぐ, 妨げる, 使用を制限する

idioms:

• block and tackle    滑車装置
• block calendar    日めくり
• block capitals    印刷字体の大文字
• block in    閉塞する, 図取りをする
• block letters    ブロック式字体, ブロック体
• block of flats    集合住宅
• block off    ふさぐ
• block out    輪郭を描く, 概略の計画を立てる
• block up    ふさぐ, じゃまする
• block vote    ブロック投票
• blocking off    遮断
• chopping block    物切り台, まな板
• starting block    スターティングブロック, スタート台
• stumbling block    障害物
• writer's block    著述遮断

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كتله, قطعه, قالب, مجموعه أبنيه, حاجز (فعل) منع, سد, أغلق, عرقل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גוש, אימום, גלופה, מחסום, סתימה, בלוק, גרדום, ראש, ברנש נוקשה, שטח בין רחובות ביישוב עירוני, שטח גדול, חלקה שעליה ניצב בניין‬
v. tr. - ‮חסם, הכשיל, עיכב, סיכל‬
v. intr. - ‮הכשיל‬

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