Definition of "block"
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A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
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A chopping block; a cuboid of wood, plastic or other material used as a base on which to cut something.
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A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
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A residential building consisting of flats.
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The distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
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The human head;.
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A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
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A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end.
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Used with ropes or cables to facilitate lifting loads.
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A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster).
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A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
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A 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.
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A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
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Something that prevents something from passing (see blockage).
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An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
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A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
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A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter's court.
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A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
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A section of split logs used as fuel.
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Common misspelling of bloc.
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verb:
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To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
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To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
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To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
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To impede an opponent.
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To specify the positions and movements of the actors.
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To hit with a block.
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To play a block shot.
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To disable communication via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with an undesirable someone.
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(intransitive) To wait.
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To stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape.
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