Sekirov Dictionary

block

UK /blɒk/US /blɑk/

noun39

  1. a big piece, often in the shape of a box, made of any solid material
  2. A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
  3. A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
  4. A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
  5. A section of split logs used as fuel.
  6. The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
  7. (old-fashioned) A piece of hard wood on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted.
  8. A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
  9. A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
  10. A cellblock.
  11. Something that prevents something from passing.
  12. Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
  13. Any point on the board where two or more men rest, and consequently an opponent may not land.
  14. A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar.
  15. A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
  16. A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
  17. A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
  18. A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
  19. A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
  20. A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
  21. A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
  22. A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane).
  23. A yeargroup at Eton College.
  24. A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
  25. The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
  26. An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
  27. A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
  28. A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
  29. (slang) The human head.
  30. A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
  31. A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
  32. (UK) Solitary confinement.
  33. A blockhole.
  34. The popping crease.
  35. The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
  36. The portion of the movement where a gymnast pushes off the vault.
  37. A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
  38. In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
  39. (no longer used) A blockhead; a stupid person; a dolt.

verb15

  1. To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
  2. To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
  3. To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
  4. To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
  5. To bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
  6. To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
  7. To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
  8. To shape or sketch out roughly.
  9. To shape, stretch, or mould knitted items, hats, books (and book covers), shoes, etc.
  10. To experience mental block or creative block.
  11. To hit with a block.
  12. To play a block shot.
  13. To wait for some condition to become true.
  14. To reject or not play into one's scene partner during improv.
  15. (slang, no longer used) To knock the hat of (a person) down over their eyes.
forms

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Phrases with block

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