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block

verb
  1. to hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
    “They blocked me at every turn.”
    blockadestymiestymyhinderobstructembarrass
  2. to stop from happening or developing
    “After reading the fine print, I blocked the deal.”
    haltstopkibosh
  3. to prohibit the conversion or use of assets
    “Their assets were blocked by the government. .”
    freezeimmobilizeimmobilise
  4. to shape into a block or blocks
    “I blocked the graphs so they could see the results clearly.”
  5. to shape by using a block
    “I blocked the hat to stretch it into the proper shape.”
  6. to be unable to remember
    “I blocked the memory.”
    blank outforgetdraw a blank
  7. to interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
    “Our neighbor's tree is blocking our satellite.”
    jam
  8. to impede the movement of an opponent or a ball
    “I blocked the shot.”
    parry
  9. to support, secure, or raise with a block
    “I blocked a plate for printing.”
  10. to block passage through
    “I blocked the path with a sign.”
    close upjamobstructobturateimpedeocclude
  11. to obstruct or stop
    “The protesters blocked the trucks from entering the factory.”
    lugstuffchoke up
  12. to stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
    “I blocked the book cover with intricate patterns.”
  13. to shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
    “The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage.”
    obstruct
  14. to interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
    “The anesthesiologist blocked a nerve.”
noun
  1. the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
    blocking
  2. a platform from which an auctioneer sells
    “they put their paintings on the block”
    auction block
  3. a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
    “the pyramids were built with large stone blocks”
  4. housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
    “there is a block of classrooms in the west wing”
  5. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
    “we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe”
    closure
  6. a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
    “the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked”
    engine blockcylinder block
  7. 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
    pulleypulley-blockpulley block
  8. an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do
    mental block
  9. a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
    “I reserved a large block of seats.”
  10. a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
    “I live in the next block.”
    city block
  11. (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
    “since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably”
  12. a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
    cube