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block
Definition:
(nou) a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) (nou) a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings (nou) a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides (nou) a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit (nou) housing in a large building that is divided into separate units (nou) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted (nou) an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension (nou) 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 (nou) a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine (nou) an obstruction in a pipe or tube (nou) a platform from which an auctioneer sells (nou) the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
Phonetic Transcription:
blɒk
Examples:
The purpose of the block was to stop disruption.
We're stopping at the end of the block.
I've stopped the disruption at the article in lieu of the block.
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