The meaning of BLOCK is a compact usually solid piece of substantial material especially when worked or altered to serve a particular purpose. How to use block in a sentence.

BLOCK meaning: 1 : a solid piece of material (such as rock or wood) that has flat sides and is usually square or rectangular in shape; 2 : an area of land surrounded by four streets in a city

BLOCK meaning: 1. the distance along a street from where one road crosses it to the place where the next road…. Learn more.

6 days ago · A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading. quotations Anne Boleyn placed her head on the block and awaited her execution.

Definition of block noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A block of something such as tickets or shares is a large quantity of them, especially when they are all sold at the same time and are in a particular sequence or order.

(often followed by up) to obstruct (a passage, channel, etc) or prevent or impede the motion, flow, or access of (something or someone) by introducing an obstacle: to block the traffic, to block …

34. (often foll by up) to obstruct (a passage, channel, etc) or prevent or impede the motion or flow of (something or someone) by introducing an obstacle: to block the traffic; to block up a pipe.

block noun [C] (CANNOT THINK) If you have a block about something, you cannot understand it or remember it:

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