block
/blɑk/
verb
- To stop something from moving, happening, or being seen.
- She blocked the goal with her body.
- The tall building blocks the sunlight from our garden.
- A large truck blocked the driveway.
- To prevent someone from contacting you or seeing your online content.
- You can block calls from unknown numbers on your phone.
- She blocked her ex-boyfriend on social media.
- He blocked the user who was sending spam messages.
- To stop a process or plan from continuing.
- His injury blocked his chance of playing in the final.
- The committee voted to block the new regulation.
- The veto blocked the bill from becoming law.
Antonyms
noun
- A solid piece of a hard material, such as wood, stone, or metal, usually with flat sides.
- A large block of granite was used for the monument.
- The children built a tower with wooden blocks.
- She cut the cheese into small blocks.
- The area of a city or town surrounded by four streets, or the length of one side of that area.
- They walked around the block to get some fresh air.
- The store is three blocks from my house.
- He lives on the same block as the library.
- Something that stops movement or progress; an obstacle.
- There was a block in the pipe that stopped the water flow.
- The fallen tree was a block on the road.
- Writer's block made it hard for her to finish the story.
- A group of things considered together, such as seats, tickets, or data.
- The file is stored in blocks of 512 bytes.
- The company bought a block of shares in the startup.
- We reserved a block of seats for the concert.