block
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- definition a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- definition a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- definition a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- definition housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- definition (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- definition an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
- definition 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
- definition a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- definition an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- definition a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- definition the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- definition render unsuitable for passage
- definition hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- definition stop from happening or developing
- definition interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- definition run on a block system
- definition interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
- definition shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- definition stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- definition obstruct
- definition block passage through
- definition support, secure, or raise with a block
- definition impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- definition be unable to remember
- definition shape by using a block
- definition shape into a block or blocks
- definition prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)