Block

An obstruction in a pipe or tube

Examples

We had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe

The act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

A platform from which an auctioneer sells

Synonyms

Auction block

Type of

Platform

Examples

They put their paintings on the block

A three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

Synonyms

Cube

Type of

Solid

Has types

Goldbrick

Derivation

Blocky

Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

An inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

Synonyms

Mental block

Type of

Inability

Has types

Writer's block

Examples

I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block

Stop from happening or developing

Be unable to remember

Examples

You are blocking the name of your first wife!

Block passage through

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

Render unsuitable for passage

Shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

Synonyms

Obstruct

Type of

Hide

Conceal

Derivation

Blockage

Examples

The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage

Interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

Synonyms

Jam

Examples

Block the signals emitted by this station

Obstruct

Derivation

Blockage

Examples

Her arteries are blocked

A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

Type of

Casting

Cast

Examples

The engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked

A rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

Synonyms

City block

Type of

Area

Country

Examples

He lives in the next block

Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

Synonyms

Deflect

Parry

Type of

Fence

Examples

Block an attack

Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

A number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

Examples

He reserved a large block of seats

He held a large block of the company's stock

A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted

Has types

Bad block

Has parts

Sector

Examples

Since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably

Housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

Examples

There is a block of classrooms in the west wing

Interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia

Derivation

Blocker

Examples

Block a nerve

Block a muscle

Run on a block system

Type of

Operate

Run

Examples

Block trains

Shape by using a block

Type of

Shape

Form

Examples

Block a garment

Shape into a block or blocks

Type of

Form

Shape

Examples

Block the graphs so one can see the results clearly

Stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block

Examples

Block the book cover

Support, secure, or raise with a block

Examples

Block a plate for printing

Block the wheels of a car