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    [Noun]  | "block" | \ ˈbläk \


    1: a compact usually solid piece of substantial material especially when worked or altered to serve a particular purpose : such as

    2: the piece of wood on which the neck of a person condemned to be beheaded is laid for execution

    3: a mold or form on which articles are shaped or displayed

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English blok, from Middle French & Middle Dutch; Middle French bloc, from Middle Dutch blok; akin to Old High German bloh block;

    [Noun]  | "block and tackle" 


    1: pulley blocks with associated rope or cable for hoisting or hauling

    Origin: 1717 ;

    [Noun]  | "block copolymer" 


    1: a copolymer that is made up of a series of blocks of simpler polymers

    Origin: 1953 ;

    [Noun]  | "block diagram" 


    1: a diagram (as of a system, process, or program) in which labeled figures (such as rectangles) and interconnecting lines represent the relationship of parts

    Origin: 1944 ;

    [Noun]  | "block grant" 


    1: an unrestricted grant made by the U.S. federal government to state and local governments to be used at their discretion to pay especially for social services that were formerly paid for through specific federal programs

    Origin: 1966 ;

    [Noun]  | "block letter" 


    1: an often hand-drawn simple capital letter composed of strokes of uniform thickness

    Origin: 1849 ;

    [Noun]  | "block party" 


    1: an outdoor public party put on by the residents of a city block or neighborhood

    Origin: 1902 ;

    [Noun]  | "block plane" 


    1: a small plane made with the blade set at a lower pitch than other planes and used chiefly on end grains of wood

    Origin: 1837 ;

    [Verb]  | "block" 


    1: to make (something) unsuitable for passage or progress by obstruction : obstruct

    2: to stop or hinder (someone or something) from moving through or going by

    3: to prevent (something, such as a process or action) from occurring

    Origin: 15th century ;

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    [Biographical name]  | "Block" | \ ˈbläk \


    1: Herbert Lawrence 1909—2001Herblock American editorial cartoonist

    [Noun]  | "block" 


    1: a number of things considered as a unit;


      * e.g., " ... bought a block of stocks "



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    2: something that makes movement or progress difficult;


      * e.g., " ... constant bickering that is only a block to the completion of the project "



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    3: the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth;


      * e.g., " ... threatened to knock the block off the jerk next door if he didn't can the noise "



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    [Noun]  | "block grants" 


    [Noun]  | "block grant" 


    1: as in aid, assistance;


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    [Noun]  | "building block" 


    1: one of the parts that make up a whole;


      * e.g., " ... historically the infantry division has been a basic building block of armies "




    [Noun]  | "stumbling block" 


    1: something that makes movement or progress difficult;


      * e.g., " ... the only stumbling block to our move across the country was finding someone to adopt our cats "



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    [Noun]  | "chip" 


    1: a small flat piece separated from a whole;


      * e.g., " ... wood chips were spread over the ground between the plants "



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    2: a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface;


      * e.g., " ... watch out for the chip on the rim of that drinking glass "



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    3: something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment;


      * e.g., " ... was in the chips after hitting it big in the lottery "



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    [Verb]  | "block" 


    1: to close up so that no empty spaces remain;


      * e.g., " ... block up the opening in the wall where a window once was "




    2: to prevent passage through by filling with something;


      * e.g., " ... one of the patient's arteries was so blocked with fatty deposits that blood flow had been reduced to a trickle "



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    3: to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course;


      * e.g., " ... a thug suddenly stepped out of a doorway and blocked his escape down the alley "



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    [Verb]  | "block (off)" 


    1: to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point;


      * e.g., " ... the square is temporarily blocked off for the street fair "




     [ "block" ]

    1: A technique used in social networking when one doesn't want to communicate with a particular person any more. Usually involves going to the residence or workplace of the offender and beating their face in with a cinder block.

      * e.g.,  ... "Jerry was really getting on my nerves so I had to block him. He's in hospital now." 

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    1:  In USA, "block" mean city block, 'hood, smallest area surrounded by streets.

      * e.g.,  ...  Wudup man, what's the news on the block bro? 

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    2:  In Central/Eastern Europe, Poland, post-DRG Germany & France, "block" is fuckin' HUGE apartment bulding made of concrete panels, where people live like rats in cages. Worst muthafuckin ghetto you can imagine.

      * e.g.,  ...  Oh shit, the elevator in our block is fucked up. We must go downstairs through 20 floors. 

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    1: Head, perhaps more Brit than American?

      * e.g.,  ... As in "I'll knock yer fucking block off" 

     [ "block" ]

    1: brick of cocaine or brick of yayo or kilo

      * e.g.,  ... get a pot with the stove on warm get a block quicker then the ready rock form 

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    1: There is a block in every major city. It's a neighborhood where drug dealers are out 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Basically, it's a literal drive through for illegal substances. You go, make your order, you make a block, and you pick up your stuff.

      * e.g.,  ... Killa: "Yo, you wanna hit up the block today?" 

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    1: (verb) how to avoid talking to certain people on AIM. You can "block" people so that they won't be able to chat with you and vice versa. Sometimes used as a a temporary punishment when your friend was alledgedly "unfaithful."

      * e.g.,  ... "I blocked her after I heard she was cheatin' on my bf, Jimmy." 

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    1:  a word used to describe a very big gurl

      * e.g.,  ... that dudes gurl is a block 

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    1: Australian Slang for 30 cans of beer in a box.

      * e.g.,  ... 1 - Fuck getting a slab mate grab a block! its like getting more beer for free! 

     [ "block" ]

    1: the head on yo' shoulders!! --duh! thats like the only RIGHT definition!

      * e.g.,  ... i'll take out my glock, and knock yo *block* off!!! 

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    1: To stand in the way of a teammate during counterstrike preventing them from getting to cover. Annoying when you're being shot at, and try to hide, but cannot move because there's a teammate in the way.

      * e.g.,  ... PMG, that n00b blocker just got me killed when trying to reload! 

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