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block

verb

/blɒk/

Meaning

to obstruct; to prevent passage or progress

A solid piece of hard material; to stop movement or progress.

The fallen tree blocks the road.

The police blocked the road after the accident.

writer's block

obstruct, barricade, impede, stop, hinder, barrier, cube

Entry 1

obstruct, barricade, impede, stop

Entry 2

obstruct, stop, hinder, barrier, cube

clear, open, allow, permit, unblock

Entry 1

clear, open, allow, permit

Entry 2

allow, permit, unblock

block access, block traffic, block view, block progress, block the road, building block, apartment block, block out

Entry 1

block access, block traffic, block view, block progress

Entry 2

block the road, building block, apartment block, block out

a brief record of facts, topics, or thoughts written down; to observe or remark upon something

A problem, topic, or the act of supplying or distributing something.

to hit or push with the head or horns; the end part of something, especially a cigarette

a sloping surface joining two different levels; as a verb, to increase or rise sharply

A settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions; or to weaken or put at risk.

expressing future tense or intention; a legal document