Block (Verb)
Meaning 1
Shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 2
Run on a block system; "block trains".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 3
Render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 6
Stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 7
Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 8
Shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 9
Block passage through; "obstruct the path".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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- Dam
- Stop
- Foul
- Stifle
- Clog Up
- Block Out
- Dam Up
- Barricado
- Asphyxiate
- Bar
- Congest
- Land Up
- Choke
- Earth Up
- Back Up
- Barricade
- Blockade
- Block
- Suffocate
- Choke Off
- Block Off
- Tie Up
- Screen
- Clog
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Meaning 10
Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 11
Interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 12
Interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 13
Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 14
Shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 15
Be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 16
Stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.