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  block
       
          1.  A unit of data or memory, often, but not
          exclusively, on a magnetic disk or magnetic tape.
       
          Compare record, sector.
       
          2.  To delay or sit idle while waiting for
          something.
       
          Compare busy-wait.
       
          (2000-07-17)
       
       

  Block \Block\ (bl[o^]k), n. [OE. blok; cf. F. bloc (fr. OHG.),
     D. & Dan. blok, Sw. & G. block, OHG. bloch. There is also an
     OHG. bloch, biloh; bi by + the same root as that of E. lock.
     Cf. Block, v. t., Blockade, and see Lock.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood,
        stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or
        approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher
        chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse;
        children's playing blocks, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Now all our neighbors' chimneys smoke,
              And Christmas blocks are burning.     --Wither.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All her labor was but as a block
              Left in the quarry.                   --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay
        their necks when they are beheaded.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Noble heads which have been brought to the block.
                                                    --E. Everett.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
        Hence: The pattern or shape of a hat.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat; it
              ever changes with the next block.     --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A large or long building divided into separate houses or
        shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact
        with each other so as to form one building; a row of
        houses or shops.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets,
        whether occupied by buildings or not.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The new city was laid out in rectangular blocks,
              each block containing thirty building lots. Such an
              average block, comprising 282 houses and covering
              nine acres of ground, exists in Oxford Street.
                                                    --Lond. Quart.
                                                    Rev.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell
        which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it
        may be attached to an object. It is used to change the
        direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can
        not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more
        such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion,
        or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the
        rigging of ships, and in tackles.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. (Falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a
        hindrance; an obstacle; -- also called blockage; as, a
        block in the way; a block in an artery; a block in a
        nerve; a block in a biochemical pathway.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. (Print.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on
         which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to
         make it type high.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     11. A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt. [Obs.]
         [1913 Webster]
  
               What a block art thou !              --Shak.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     12. A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
         See Block system, below.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     13. In Australia, one of the large lots into which public
         land, when opened to settlers, is divided by the
         government surveyors.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     14. (Cricket)
         (a) The position of a player or bat when guarding the
             wicket.
         (b) A block hole.
         (c) The popping crease. [R.]
             [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     15. a number of individual items sold as a unit; as, a block
         of airline ticketes; a block of hotel rooms; a block of
         stock.
         [PJC]
  
     16. the length of one side of a city block[5], traversed
         along any side; as, to walk three blocks ahead and turn
         left at the corner.
         [PJC]
  
     17. a halt in a mental process, especially one due to stress,
         memory lapse, confusion, etc.; as, a writer's block; to
         have a block in remembering a name.
         [PJC]
  
     18. (computers) a quantity of binary-encoded information
         transferred, or stored, as a unit to, from, or on a data
         storage device; as, to divide a disk into 512-byte
         blocks.
         [PJC]
  
     19. (computers) a number of locations in a random-access
         memory allocated to storage of specific data; as, to
         allocate a block of 1024 bytes for the stack.
         [PJC]
  
     A block of shares (Stock Exchange), a large number of
        shares in a stock company, sold in a lump. --Bartlett.
  
     Block printing.
         (a) A mode of printing (common in China and Japan) from
             engraved boards by means of a sheet of paper laid on
             the linked surface and rubbed with a brush. --S. W.
             Williams.
         (b) A method of printing cotton cloth and paper hangings
             with colors, by pressing them upon an engraved
             surface coated with coloring matter.
  
     Block system on railways, a system by which the track is
        divided into sections of three or four miles, and trains
        are so run by the guidance of electric signals that no
        train enters a section or block before the preceding train
        has left it.
  
     Back blocks, Australian pastoral country which is remote
        from the seacoast or from a river.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

  Block \Block\ (bl[o^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blocked
     (bl[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Blocking.] [Cf. F. bloquer, fr.
     bloc block. See Block, n.]
     1. To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to
        prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the
        way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed
        by up; as, to block up a road or harbor; to block an
        entrance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              With moles . . . would block the port. --Rowe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A city . . . besieged and blocked about. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two
        boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood
        glued to each.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. to cause (any activity) to halt by creating an
        obstruction; as, to block a nerve impulse; to block a
        biochemical reaction with a drug.
        [PJC]
  
     To block out, to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out
        roughly; to lay out; to outline; as, to block out a plan.
        [1913 Webster]

  block v. [common; from process scheduling terminology in OS theory] 1.
     vi. To delay or sit idle while waiting for something. "We're blocking
     until everyone gets here." Compare busy-wait. 2. `block on' vt. To
     block, waiting for (something). "Lunch is blocked on Phil's arrival."
  
  

  Block \Block\, n.
     1. In Australia, one of the large lots into which public
        land, when opened to settlers, is divided by the
        government surveyors.
  
     2. (Cricket)
        (a) The position of a player or bat when guarding the
            wicket.
        (b) A block hole.
        (c) The popping crease. [R.]
  
     Back blocks, Australian pastoral country which is remote
        from the seacoast or from a river.

  Block \Block\, n. [OE. blok; cf. F. bloc (fr. OHG.), D. & Dan.
     blok, Sw. & G. block, OHG. bloch. There is also an OHG.
     bloch, biloh; bi by + the same root as that of E. lock. Cf.
     Block, v. t., Blockade, and see Lock.]
     1. A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood,
        stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or
        approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher
        chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse;
        children's playing blocks, etc.
  
              Now all our neighbors' chimneys smoke, And Christmas
              blocks are burning.                   --Wither.
  
              All her labor was but as a block Left in the quarry.
                                                    --Tennyson.
  
     2. The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay
        their necks when they are beheaded.
  
              Noble heads which have been brought to the block.
                                                    --E. Everett.
  
     3. The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
        Hence: The pattern or shape of a hat.
  
              He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat; it
              ever changes with the next block.     --Shak.
  
     4. A large or long building divided into separate houses or
        shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact
        with each other so as to form one building; a row of
        houses or shops.
  
     5. A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets,
        whether occupied by buildings or not.
  
              The new city was laid out in rectangular blocks,
              each block containing thirty building lots. Such an
              average block, comprising 282 houses and covering
              nine acres of ground, exists in Oxford Street.
                                                    --Lond. Quart.
                                                    Rev.
  
     6. A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell
        which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it
        may be attached to an object. It is used to change the
        direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can
        not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more
        such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion,
        or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the
        rigging of ships, and in tackles.
  
     7. (Falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
  
     8. Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a
        hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.
  
     9. A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.
  
     10. (Print.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on
         which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to
         make it type high.
  
     11. A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt. [Obs.]
  
               What a block art thou !              --Shak.
  
     12. A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
         See Block system, below.
  
     A block of shares (Stock Exchange), a large number of
        shares in a stock company, sold in a lump. --Bartlett.
  
     Block printing.
         (a) A mode of printing (common in China and Japan) from
             engraved boards by means of a sheet of paper laid on
             the linked surface and rubbed with a brush. --S. W.
             Williams.
         (b) A method of printing cotton cloth and paper hangings
             with colors, by pressing them upon an engraved
             surface coated with coloring matter.
  
     Block system on railways, a system by which the track is
        divided into sections of three or four miles, and trains
        are so run by the guidance of electric signals that no
        train enters a section or block before the preceding train
        has left it.

  Block \Block\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blocked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Blocking.] [Cf. F. bloquer, fr. bloc block. See Block,
     n.]
     1. To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to
        prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the
        way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed
        by up; as, to block up a road or harbor.
  
              With moles . . . would block the port. --Rowe.
  
              A city . . . besieged and blocked about. --Milton.
  
     2. To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two
        boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood
        glued to each.
  
     3. To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
  
     To block out, to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out
        roughly; to lay out; as, to block out a plan.

  block
       n 1: a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular
            sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone
            blocks"
       2: a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and
          usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the
          next block" [syn: city block]
       3: a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular
          sides [syn: cube]
       4: a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit;
          "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large
          block of the company's stock"
       5: housing in a large building that is divided into separate
          units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"
       6: (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"
       7: an inability to remember or think of something you normally
          can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his
          name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" [syn: mental
          block]
       8: 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 [syn: pulley,
           pulley-block]
       9: a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts
          of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the
          block was cracked" [syn: engine block, cylinder block]
       10: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber
           to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: blockage,
            closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage]
       11: a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their
           paintings on the block" [syn: auction block]
       12: (American football) the act of obstructing someone's path
           with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line
           backer" [syn: blocking, interference]
       v 1: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade
            the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade, blockade,
             stop, block off, block up, bar]
       2: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His
          brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: obstruct, blockade,
           hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass]
       3: stop from happening or developing; "Block his election";
          "Halt the process" [syn: stop, halt, kibosh]
       4: interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the
          Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this
          station" [syn: jam]
       5: run on a block system; "block trains"
       6: interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia;
          "block a nerve"; "block a muscle"
       7: shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from
          sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the
          stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"
          [syn: obstruct]
       8: stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block;
          "block the book cover"
       9: obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are
          blocked" [syn: stuff, lug, choke up] [ant: unstuff]
       10: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: obstruct,
            obturate, impede, occlude, jam, close up]
           [ant: free]
       11: support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for
           printing"; "block the wheels of a car"
       12: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an
           attack" [syn: parry, deflect]
       13: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are
           blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: forget, blank
           out, draw a blank] [ant: remember]
       14: shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment"
       15: shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can
           see the results clearly"
       16: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds";
           "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: freeze,
            immobilize, immobilise] [ant: unblock, unblock]

  block
     Γαλλικά n.
     μπλοκ

  block
     Manx n.
     (l en block), log, cake (qualifier: of soap)
     n.
     1 A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
     2 # A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
     3 # A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
     4 # A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
     5 # (lb en printing dated) A piece of hard wood on which a stereotype
  or electrotype plate is mounted.
     6 # 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'''''.
     7 # A section of split logs used as fuel.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is
  not possible to pass.
     2 (lb en transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
     3 (lb en transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone
  from doing something).
     n.
     (misspelling of en bloc)
     Swedish n.
     1 n a block#English, a boulder, a cuboid (of ice, wood, rock)
     2 n a block, a pad, a notebook
     3 n a block, a pulley
     4 n a block, a piece of data storage
     5 n a bloc (of voters or countries)

  Block
     n.
     (surname: en).

  block
     n.
     1 A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
     2 # A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
     3 # A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
     4 # A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
     5 # (lb en printing dated) A piece of hard wood on which a stereotype
  or electrotype plate is mounted.
     6 # 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'''''.
     7 # A section of split logs used as fuel.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is
  not possible to pass.
     2 (lb en transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
     3 (lb en transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone
  from doing something).
     n.
     (misspelling of en bloc)

  Block
     n.
     (surname: en).

  block
     n.
     1 A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
     2 # A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
     3 # A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
     4 # A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
     5 # (lb en printing dated) A piece of hard wood on which a stereotype
  or electrotype plate is mounted.
     6 # 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'''''.
     7 # A section of split logs used as fuel.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is
  not possible to pass.
     2 (lb en transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
     3 (lb en transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone
  from doing something).
     n.
     (misspelling of en bloc)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es Guatemala) cement (l en block)

  Block
     n.
     (surname: en).

  block
     n.
     1 A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
     2 # A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
     3 # A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
     4 # A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
     5 # (lb en printing dated) A piece of hard wood on which a stereotype
  or electrotype plate is mounted.
     6 # 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'''''.
     7 # A section of split logs used as fuel.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is
  not possible to pass.
     2 (lb en transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
     3 (lb en transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone
  from doing something).
     n.
     (misspelling of en bloc)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es Guatemala) cement (l en block)

  Block
     n.
     (surname: en).

  block
     Ruotsi n.
     1 järkäle, möhkäle
     2 lohkare
     3 pölkky
     4 ryhmä, liittouma
     5 alue
     6 lehtiö
     7 (yhteys merenkulku tekniikka k=sv) ploki, pylpyrä, väkipyörä

  block
     n.
     1 större stycke (av något material, t.ex. sten)
     2 politisk grupp bestående av flera partier eller föreningar
     3 anordning av något sammanhängande i rum eller tid
     4 bunt papper häftade efter en kant
     5 (tagg: geologi) den grovkornigaste mineralpartikel som ingår i en
  bergart eller jordart med kornstorlek över 200 mm
     6 (tagg: mekanik) enkel maskin; mekanisk anordning som består av ett
  linhjul gjort för att ändra riktning på en dragkraft

  Block
     Tyska n.
     1 (tagg kat=ö-omljud språk=de) block
     2 stort bostadshus med flera lägenheter
     3 (tagg: text=stadsplanering) kvarter (ett bostadsområde som
  vanligtvis begränsas av fyra gator men som inite genomskära av allmänna
  vägar)

  block
     n.
     1 större stycke (av något material, t.ex. sten)
     2 politisk grupp bestående av flera partier eller föreningar
     3 anordning av något sammanhängande i rum eller tid
     4 bunt papper häftade efter en kant
     5 (tagg: geologi) den grovkornigaste mineralpartikel som ingår i en
  bergart eller jordart med kornstorlek över 200 mm
     6 (tagg: mekanik) enkel maskin; mekanisk anordning som består av ett
  linhjul gjort för att ändra riktning på en dragkraft

  Block /blɔk/ 
  блок 2.
  großes Stück fest verbundenen Materials, ungefähr quaderförmig
   3.
  Häuserkomplex, der nicht von Straßen durchschnitten wird

  Block /blˈɔk/ 
  ingot 
           Note: of metal
     Synonym: Barren
  
   see: Barren, Blocken
  
           Note: aus Metall

  Block /blˈɔk/ 
  block 
     Synonym: Klotz
  
   see: Blöcke, Klötze
  

  Block /blˈɔk/ 
  block 
           Note: consolidation of several elements
   see: Blöcke
  
           Note: Zusammenfassung mehrere Elemente

  Block /blˈɔk/ 
   [comp.] physical record 
           Note: Platte; Disk

  Block /blˈɔk/ 
   [techn.] slug 
           Note: nuclear engineering
           Note: Kerntechnik

  Block /blˈɔk/ 
   [naut.] system of pulleys 
           Note: Schiff

  Block /blˈɔk/ 
  block section , block 
           Note: route section with no more than one train
           Note: railway
        "Block mit unbedingten Haltsignalen"  - absolute block
        "unbedingter Block mit Nachfahrmöglichkeit"  - absolute permissive block
        "absoluter permissiver Block"  - absolute permissive block
        "Block mit bedingten Haltsignalen"  - permissive block
        "Beginn des Blockabschnitts"  - entry to a block section
        "Ende eines Blockabschnitts"  - end of a block section
        "Einfahren/Einfahrt in einen besetzten Blockabschnitt"  - entry into an occupied block section
        "Länge eines Blockabschnitts"  - length of a block section, block interval
     Synonyms: Blockabschnitt, Blockstrecke, Streckenblock
  
   see: Bahnhofsblock, absoluter Block, absoluter Permissivblock, bedingter Block, permissiver Block, Permissivblock, automatischer Streckenblock, Selbstblock, beweglicher Block, mobiler Block, fester Block, handbedienter Block, Handblock, permissiver Selbstblock, Blockabstand
  
           Note: Streckenabschnitt, in dem nur ein Zug unterwegs ist
           Note: Bahn

  Block /blˈɔk/ 
   [adm.] pad 
     Synonym: Papierblock
  
   see: Papierblöcke, Blöcke, Notenpapierblock, Notizblock, Rechnungsblock, Kassenblock, Kassablock, Paragon, Schmierblock, Schreibblock, spiralgebundener Notizblock, Zeichenblock, Skizzenblock
  

  Block /blˈɔk/ 
   [techn.] steel ingot , ingot 
           Note: metallurgy
     Synonyms: Rohstahlblock, Stahlblock
  
   see: Tiegelstahlblock, Nachsaugen von Blöcken
  
           Note: Metallurgie

  Block /blɔk/ 
  1. lehtiö 2.
  großes Stück fest verbundenen Materials, ungefähr quaderförmig
   3.
  ein Stapel Papierblätter, welche miteinander verklebt oder verdrahtet sind und nach Bedarf abgerissen werden können.
   4.
  eine Rolle, über die ein Tauwerk umgeleitet wird
   5.
  Abwehr eines Balles
  2. kortteli
  Häuserkomplex, der nicht von Straßen durchschnitten wird

  Block /blɔk/ 
  1. bloc 2.
  großes Stück fest verbundenen Materials, ungefähr quaderförmig
   3.
  ein Stapel Papierblätter, welche miteinander verklebt oder verdrahtet sind und nach Bedarf abgerissen werden können.
   4.
  einheitlich auftretender Zusammenschluss von Parteien oder Staaten
   5.
  Abwehr eines Balles
  2. bloc, pâté
  Häuserkomplex, der nicht von Straßen durchschnitten wird

  Block /blɔk/ 
  balok 2.
  großes Stück fest verbundenen Materials, ungefähr quaderförmig
   3.
  ein Stapel Papierblätter, welche miteinander verklebt oder verdrahtet sind und nach Bedarf abgerissen werden können.
   4.
  Häuserkomplex, der nicht von Straßen durchschnitten wird
   5.
  eine Rolle, über die ein Tauwerk umgeleitet wird
   6.
  Abwehr eines Balles

  Block /blˈɔk/
  blocco

  Block /blˈɔk/
  sindif

  Block /blˈɔk/
  sindî

  Block /blˈɔk/
  blok

  Block /blɔk/ 
  blok 2.
  großes Stück fest verbundenen Materials, ungefähr quaderförmig
   3.
  einheitlich auftretender Zusammenschluss von Parteien oder Staaten
   4.
  Häuserkomplex, der nicht von Straßen durchschnitten wird
   5.
  Abwehr eines Balles

  Block /blˈɔk/
  bloco, massa, peça

  Block /blɔk/ 
  1. колода
  großes Stück fest verbundenen Materials, ungefähr quaderförmig
  2. блок 2.
  einheitlich auftretender Zusammenschluss von Parteien oder Staaten
   3.
  Abwehr eines Balles

  Block /blɔk/ 
  1. bloque 2.
  großes Stück fest verbundenen Materials, ungefähr quaderförmig
   3.
  ein Stapel Papierblätter, welche miteinander verklebt oder verdrahtet sind und nach Bedarf abgerissen werden können.
   4.
  einheitlich auftretender Zusammenschluss von Parteien oder Staaten
  2. block souvenir
  Briefmarke(n) mit umgebendem, meist verziertem Rand

  Block /blɔk/ 
  1. block 2.
  großes Stück fest verbundenen Materials, ungefähr quaderförmig
   3.
  ein Stapel Papierblätter, welche miteinander verklebt oder verdrahtet sind und nach Bedarf abgerissen werden können.
   4.
  einheitlich auftretender Zusammenschluss von Parteien oder Staaten
   5.
  eine Rolle, über die ein Tauwerk umgeleitet wird
   6.
  Abwehr eines Balles
  2. kvarter, husblock
  Häuserkomplex, der nicht von Straßen durchschnitten wird

  Block /blˈɔk/
  blok

  Block /blˈɔk/ 
  bloknot

  block /blˈɒk/
  blok

  block /blˈɒk/
  aä‐lawa

  Block /blˈɒk/
  الكتلة

  block //blɑk// //blɒk// 
  1. дръвник, пън
  chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading
  2. блок 2.
  computing: logical data storage unit
   3.
  programming: region of code that acts as single unit
   4.
  residential building consisting of flats
   5.
  substantial often approximately cuboid piece
   6.
  volleyball: defensive play
  3. пресечка
  distance from one street to another
  4. каре, квартал
  group of buildings demarcated by streets
  5. цепеница
  section of split log used as fuel
  6. блокче, скицник
  set of paper sheets
  7. задръстване, пречка
  something that prevents passing

  block //blɑk// //blɒk// 
  1. блокирам, преграждам
  to fill, making it impossible to pass
  2. блокирам
  to impede opponent
  3. препятствам
  to prevent an action
  4. препречвам
  to prevent passing

  block /blˈɒk/ 
  kvádr

  block /blˈɒk/ 
  kostka

  block /blˈɒk/ 
  blokovat

  block /blˈɒk/ 
  činžák

  block /blˈɒk/
  blok

  block /blˈɒk/
  štoček

  block /blˈɒk/
  špalek

  block /blˈɒk/
  zatarasit

  block /blˈɒk/
  zábrana

  block /blˈɒk/
  znemožnit

  block /blˈɒk/
  zarážka

  block /blˈɒk/
  zahradit

  block /blˈɒk/
  zablokovat

  block /blˈɒk/ 
  blocio 

  block /blˈɒk/ 
  bloc 

  block /blˈɒk/
  Abbaublock  [min.]
        "blocked-out ore block"  - umfahrener Abbaublock
     Synonyms: panel, lift
  
   see: top slice
  

  block /blˈɒk/
  Block , Klotz 
   see: blocks
  

  block /blˈɒk/
  Block 
           Note: Zusammenfassung mehrere Elemente
   see: blocks
  
           Note: consolidation of several elements

  block /blˈɒk/
  Blockabschnitt , Blockstrecke , Streckenblock , Block 
           Note: Streckenabschnitt, in dem nur ein Zug unterwegs ist
           Note: Bahn
        "absolute permissive block"  - unbedingter Block mit Nachfahrmöglichkeit, absoluter permissiver Block, absoluter Permissivblock
        "automatic colour-light block"  - automatischer Streckenblock mit Lichtsignal(en), Selbstblock mit Lichtsignal(en)
        "automatic color-light block"  - automatischer Streckenblock mit Lichtsignal(en), Selbstblock mit Lichtsignal(en)
        "partly permissive automatic block"  - Selbstblock mit begrenzter Nachfahrmöglichkeit, permissiver Selbstblock
        "entry to a block section"  - Beginn des Blockabschnitts
        "end of a block section"  - Ende eines Blockabschnitts
        "entry into an occupied block section"  - Einfahren/Einfahrt in einen besetzten Blockabschnitt
        "length of a block section"  - Länge eines Blockabschnitts, Blockabstand
     Synonym: block section
  
   see: station block, absolute block, permissive block, automatic block, moving block, fixed block, manual block, block interval
  
           Note: route section with no more than one train
           Note: railway

  block /blˈɒk/
  Druckstock , Klischee  [print]
           Note: Hochdruck
        "etch a block"  - ein Klischee ätzen
   see: blocks
  
           Note: relief printing

  block /blˈɒk/
  Gebirgsscholle  [min.]
   see: blocks
  

  block /blˈɒk/
  Häuserblock , Karree 
        "blocks of houses"  - Häuserblöcke, Häuserblocks
     Synonym: block of houses
  

  block /blˈɒk/
  Holzklotz 
     Synonym: clump
  
   see: clumps, blocks
  

  block /blˈɒk/
  Scholle  [geol.]
        "fault(ed) blocks"  - Schollen
     Synonyms: fault(ed) block, clod, massif, raft
  
   see: blocks, clods, massifs, rafts, downthrow block, downthrow side
  

  block /blˈɒk/
  Trakt , Flügel 
           Note: Gebäudeteil
     Synonyms: section, wing
  
   see: sections, wings, blocks, administrative wing
  
           Note: part of a building

  block /blˈɒk/ 
  etw. abriegeln 
     Synonyms: fence off, stank, seal sth.
  
   see: blocking, fencing off, stanking, sealing, blocked, fenced off, stanked, sealed
  
           Note: off

  block /blˈɒk/ 
  blockieren, abblocken 
     Synonym: blockade
  
   see: blocking, blockading, blocked, blockaded
  

  block /blˈɒk/ 
  festklemmen, verkeilen 
     Synonym: wedge
  
   see: wedging, blocking, wedged, blocked
  

  block /blˈɒk/
  Gesteinsblock  [großer]
     Synonyms: boulder, raft, gobbet
  

  block /blˈɒk/
  fehlerfreie Platte 
           Note: quality of mica

  block /blˈɒk/
  Rolle 
     Synonyms: pulley, roller, idler
  
   see: blocks, pulleys, rollers, idlers
  

  block /blˈɒk/
  
  τετράγωνο  (πόλης), στηρίγματα, φραγμός, μλοκ

  block //blɑk// //blɒk// 
  1. lohko 2.
  chemistry: portion of macromolecule
   3.
  cryptography: fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message
  2. leikkauspölkky, mestauspölkky, pölkky
  chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading
  3. lohko, kortteli 2.
  computing: logical data storage unit
   3.
  programming: region of code that acts as single unit
  4. näpäys
  cricket: shot played by vertical bat
  5. kortteli, korttelinväli
  distance from one street to another
  6. orsi
  falconry: perch on which a bird of prey is kept
  7. kortteli
  group of buildings demarcated by streets
  8. hattutukki
  mould on which headgear is shaped
  9. ploki, pylpyrä
  part of a ship's rigging
  10. neliö
  philately: joined group of stamps, forming square
  11. pölkky
  printing: piece of hardwood on which a plate is mounted
  12. asuinkerrostalo
  residential building consisting of flats
  13. suojaväli
  section of a railroad where the block system is used
  14. halko, klapi
  section of split log used as fuel
  15. lehtiö
  set of paper sheets
  16. boltsi, nuppi, polla
  slang: human head
  17. este, saarto, sulku, tukos
  something that prevents passing
  18. blokkaus, estäminen
  sports: action to interfere
  19. järkäle, kimpale, lohkare, pölkky
  substantial often approximately cuboid piece
  20. ploki, torjunta
  volleyball: defensive play

  block //blɑk// //blɒk// 
  1. estää, odottaa
  computing: to wait
  2. estää
  to disable communication
  3. tukkia
  to fill, making it impossible to pass
  4. estää, pysäyttää
  to impede opponent
  5. ehkäistä, estää, salvata
  to prevent an action
  6. sulkea, tukkia
  to prevent passing
  7. asemoida
  to specify positions and movements of actors
  8. muotoilla
  to stretch or mould into the desired shape

  block /blɔk/
  1. se mettre en travers
  2. bloc
  3. bûche
  4. boucher, raccommoder

  block /blˈɒk/ 
  1. ब्लॉक
        "The pyramids were built with large stone blocks"
  2. खण्ड{समूह
        "He lives in the next block"
        "There is a block of classrooms in the west wing"
        "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms ‘block' and ‘sector' are sometimes used interchangeably"
        "He reserved a large block of seats"
  2. रोक
        "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block"
        "We had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
  3. कुन्दा
        "The engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"
  4. कील
        "They put their paintings on the block"
  5. गुटका
        "He threw a rolling block into the line backer"

  block /blˈɒk/ 
  1. रोकना, बन्द~करना
        "Block the way"
        "His brother blocked him at every turn"
        "Block trains"
        "Block a nerve"
        "Block an attack"
  2. बाधा~डालना
        "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"
  3. ब्लाक~बनाना{प्रिंटिंग~का
        "Block the book cover"
        "Block a plate for printing"
  4. ब्लॉक~बनाना
        "Block the graphs so one can see the results clearly"

  block /blˈɒk/
  blok, blok kuća, blokirati, brvno, dijeliti na blokove, dijeljenje na blokove, grupa kuća, klada, klišej, politički blok, skupina, spriječiti, zakrčiti, zastoj, zatvoriti, zaustaviti, začepiti, čvor

  block /blˈɒk/
  1. háztömb
  2. tömb
  3. klisé
  4. fatuskó
  5. eldugulás
  6. jegyzettömb
  7. akadály
  8. kôkocka
  9. rönk
  10. féktuskó
  11. csigasor
  12. kôlap

  block //blɑk// //blɒk// 
  1. blok 2.
  group of buildings demarcated by streets
   3.
  volleyball: defensive play
  2. balok
  substantial often approximately cuboid piece

  block //blɑk// //blɒk// 
  1. menutupi
  to fill, making it impossible to pass
  2. mencegah
  to prevent an action
  3. menghalangi
  to prevent passing

  block /blˈɒk/
  1. bloccare
  2. blocco

  block //blɑk// //blɒk// 
  1. まな板, アパート, 区画, 塊, 断頭台, 障害物
  2. 街区
  group of buildings demarcated by streets

  block /blɔk/
  caudex, codex

  block /blɒk/
  1. blokas
  2. namų kvartalas
  3. gabalas, rastas
  4. kvaiša (perk.)
  5. sustabdyti, užtverti, blokuoti, užkirsti

  block //blɑk// //blɒk// 
  1. blokk
  distance from one street to another
  2. kloss
  substantial often approximately cuboid piece

  block /blɔk/  
  1. bloco, massa, peça
  2. cepo, talho
  3. quadra
  4. bloquear, cercar com blocos
  5. arrolhar, tampar, tapar

  block /blɔk/
  bloque

  block //blɑk// //blɒk// 
  1. kubbe, huggkubbe
  chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading
  2. block 2.
  computing: logical data storage unit
   3.
  programming: region of code that acts as single unit
   4.
  set of paper sheets
   5.
  part of a ship's rigging
  3. kvarter 2.
  group of buildings demarcated by streets
   3.
  distance from one street to another
  4. knopp, skalle
  slang: human head
  5. blockering, hinder, stopp
  something that prevents passing
  6. block, kloss
  substantial often approximately cuboid piece

  block //blɑk// //blɒk// 
  1. blocka, blockera
  to disable communication
  2. blockera 2.
  to impede opponent
   3.
  to fill, making it impossible to pass
   4.
  to prevent passing
  3. förhindra
  to prevent an action

  block /blˈɒk/
  1. büyük parça (ağaç, kaya v.b.)
  2. bitişik bir sıra bina
  3. blok
  4. iki kavşak arasındaki mesafe
  5. tahta tezgah
  6. mezatlarda tellalın üzerinde satış yaptığı tahta
  7. üzerinde kelle uçurulan tahta
  8. şapka kalıbı
  9. makara
  10. (d.y.) sinyalleri beraber çalışan hat bölümü
  11. engel, mania
  12. (psik.) bilinçdışı engel
  13. tıkamak, kesmek, kapamak, önünü kesmek
  14. döviz muamelesini kısıtlamak veya durdurmak. blockhead  kalın kafalı kimse, dangalak kimse. block and tackle palanga. blockbuster  büyük uçak bombası. blockbusting  (A.B.D.) bir mahallenin sakinlerini evlerinin kıymeti düşecek korkusuyla evlerini ucuza satmaya teşvik etme. blocked funds (tic.) bloke edilmiş fonlar. block out taslak yapmak. block print basma block up kapamak
  15. (bir arabayı) tahtalar üzerine oturtmak. children' blocks kutu şeklinde oyuncak tahtalar. go to the block mezada çıkarılmak
  16. idama gitmek

  Block
  Block

  block /blˈɔk/ 
  блок 2.
  häftat bunt papper
   3.
  mekanisk anordning
   4.
  större stycke

  block /blˈɔk/ 
  1. Block, Felsblock
  grovkornigaste mineralpartikel i en bergart eller jordart
  2. Block 2.
  häftat bunt papper
   3.
  mekanisk anordning
  3. Block, Klotz
  större stycke

  block /blˈɔk/ 
  τροχαλία
  mekanisk anordning

  block /blˈɔk/
  block, pad

  block /blˈɔk/ 
  1. lehtiö
  häftat bunt papper
  2. ploki, pylpyrä, väkipyörä
  mekanisk anordning
  3. järkäle
  större stycke

  block /blˈɔk/ 
  かっしゃ
  mekanisk anordning

  block /blˈɔk/ 
  caementum
  grovkornigaste mineralpartikel i en bergart eller jordart

  block /blˈɔk/ 
  blok
  större stycke

  block /blˈɔk/ 
  1. szaber, szuter, tłuczeń
  grovkornigaste mineralpartikel i en bergart eller jordart
  2. blok
  häftat bunt papper
  3. blok, krążek
  mekanisk anordning
  4. blok, bryła
  större stycke

  block /blˈɔk/ 
  блок
  mekanisk anordning

  block /blˈɔk/ 
  blok 2.
  grovkornigaste mineralpartikel i en bergart eller jordart
   3.
  häftat bunt papper
   4.
  mekanisk anordning
   5.
  större stycke

  
/ˈbɫɑk/

  464 Moby Thesaurus words for "block":
     Boeotian, Dutch auction, afterthought, agate, agnosia, apply to,
     aquatint, arm, arrest, auction, auction block, auction sale,
     autolithograph, ax, balk, ball, bar, barricade, barrier,
     baseball bat, bat, batch, battery, battledore, bauble, beat off,
     bind, blank wall, blanket, blind alley, blind gut, block out,
     block print, block up, blockade, blockage, blocking, blocks,
     blot out, board lot, body, bolt, bottleneck, brake, brick,
     bring to, bring up short, bulk, bung, bung up, bureaucratic delay,
     cake, canopy, catch, caulk, cecum, censorship, check, checkerboard,
     checkmate, chessboard, chink, chock, choke, choke off, choke up,
     choking, choking off, chromolithograph, chunk, city block, cloak,
     clod, clog, clog up, clos, close, close off, close tight, close up,
     clothe, cloud, club, clump, cluster, cockhorse, color print,
     concrete, concretion, confine, congest, congestion, conglomerate,
     conglomeration, constipate, constipation, constrict, conversion,
     cope, copperplate, copperplate print, cordon, cork, costiveness,
     counter, cover, cover up, cowl, crayon engraving, cricket bat,
     croft, cross, crowd, cube, cue, cul-de-sac, curtain, cut, cut off,
     cut short, dam, dam up, dead end, deadlock, death chair,
     death chamber, debar, defense mechanism, delay, delayage,
     delayed reaction, delirium, delusion, delusion of persecution,
     deny, design, detain, detention, determent, deterrent, difficulty,
     dimwit, disorientation, dog, doll, doll carriage, dolt, donkey,
     dope, double take, drag, dragging, drawback, drive back, drop,
     dullard, dumb cluck, dumbbell, dummy, dummy share, dunce, eclipse,
     electric chair, eliminate, ell, embolism, embolus, enclave,
     engravement, engraving, erase, etching, even lot, exclude,
     extension, fend, fend off, field, fill, fill up, film,
     flight of ideas, forty, foul, fractional lot, freeze, full lot,
     gallows, gallows-tree, gas chamber, gewgaw, gibbet, gimcrack, gob,
     golf club, gorge, gowk, graphotype, guillotine, hallucination,
     hallucinosis, halt, halter, hamper, hang-up, hazard, hemp,
     hempen collar, hinder, hindrance, hitch, hobbyhorse, hold at bay,
     hold back, hold off, hold up, holding, holdings, holdup, hood,
     hot seat, hunk, hurdle, impasse, impede, impediment, impress,
     impression, imprint, infarct, infarction, inhibition, interim,
     jack-in-the-box, jacks, jackstones, jackstraws, jam, jobbernowl,
     joker, keep at bay, keep back, keep off, kickshaw, kit, knickknack,
     knot, kraal, lackwit, lag, lagging, lamebrain, lay on, lay out,
     lay over, lethal chamber, lightweight, linoleum-block print,
     lithograph, loaf, lock, logjam, looby, loon, lot, lump, maiden,
     make late, mantle, marble, marionette, mask, mass, mental block,
     mental confusion, mezzotint, mig, moratorium, muffle, negative,
     niais, nihilism, nihilistic delusion, nincompoop, ninny,
     ninnyhammer, nitwit, noddy, node, noose, nugget, obduce, objection,
     obscure, obstacle, obstipate, obstipation, obstruct, obstruction,
     obstructive, occlude, occult, odd lot, one small difficulty,
     outcry, outfit, outline, overlay, overspread, pack, pale,
     paper doll, paperasserie, paralogia, parcel of land, parry, pat,
     patch, pause, pick-up sticks, piece, pinwheel, plan, plat,
     plaything, plot, plot of ground, plug, plug up, preference share,
     prevent, print, psychological block, pull up, puppet, push back,
     put, put back, put on, put paid to, quad, quadrangle, quantity,
     racket, rag doll, real estate, rebuff, red tape, red-tapeism,
     red-tapery, repel, repression, reprieve, repulse, resistance,
     respite, restraint, retard, retardance, retardation, roadblock,
     rocking horse, rope, rough out, round lot, rub, rubber-block print,
     scaffold, screen, scum, sealing off, section, series, set, share,
     shield, shut off, shut out, shut tight, sketch, slab, slacken,
     slow down, slow-up, slowdown, slowness, snag, solid, solid body,
     spile, sport, spread over, square, squeeze, squeeze shut, stake,
     stalemate, stall, stanch, stave off, stay, stay of execution,
     steelie, stem, stem the tide, stench, stifle, stockholding,
     stockholdings, stop, stop cold, stop dead, stop short, stop up,
     stoppage, stopper, stopple, strangle, strangulate, strangulation,
     stuff, stuff up, stumbling block, stumbling stone, stump, stupid,
     stymie, sublimation, suffocate, suit, suite, superimpose,
     superpose, suppression, suspension, symbolization, taw, teetotum,
     the chair, thickwit, tie-up, time lag, top, toy, toy soldier,
     tract, tree, trinket, turn aside, veil, vendue, vignette, wad,
     wait, wall, ward off, whim-wham, wing, witling, wood engraving,
     woodblock, woodcut, woodprint, xylograph
  
  

  n. 街区,木块,石块;
  v. 阻塞;

     n. 大块,大块木料;一排房屋;阻塞,障碍物
     vt. 阻塞,拦阻