blok — meaning in English

English meaning

• bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
• block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
• cake noun A sweet baked dessert made from flour, sugar, eggs, and other ingredients.
• glut noun A much larger amount of something than is needed.
• swot verb (informal) To study very hard and with great effort.

Senses

blok is used for these senses in English:

• bar A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
• bar A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.
• bar A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart.
• block The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
• cake A block of any various dense materials.
• city block The smallest part of a town enclosed by streets.
• glut (mining) A piece of wood used to fill up behind cribbing or tubbing.
• swot (slang, British) Vigorous study at an educational institution.

bar — full definition

1. noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
2. noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
3. noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
4. noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
5. noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practice.

block — full definition

1. noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
2. noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
3. noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
4. verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
5. verb To stop someone from contacting you online.

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