block — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bloc noun A group of countries, parties, or people united by shared political or economic goals.
- block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
- cube noun A solid shape with six equal square faces.
- pad noun A block of soft or absorbent material used for cushioning, cleaning, or protection.
- pulley noun A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a grooved rim over which a rope or chain runs, used to lift or move loads.
Senses
block is used for these senses in English:
- block A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- block 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.
- cube Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
- pad A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.
- pulley (engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
block — full definition
- noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
- noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
- noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
- verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
- verb To stop someone from contacting you online.