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noun. A solid piece of a hard substance, such as wood, having one or more flat sides.

noun. Such a piece used as a construction member or as a support.

noun. Such a piece upon which chopping or cutting is done.

noun. Such a piece upon which persons are beheaded.

noun. One of a set of small wooden or plastic pieces, such as a cube, bar, or cylinder, used as a building toy.

noun. A large amount of text.

noun. A starting block.

noun. A stand from which articles are displayed and sold at an auction.

noun. A mold or form on which an item is shaped or displayed.

noun. A substance, such as wood or stone, that has been prepared for engraving.

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noun. A pulley or a system of pulleys set in a casing.

noun. An engine block.

noun. A bloc.

noun. A set of like items, such as shares of stock, sold or handled as a unit.

noun. A group of four or more unseparated postage stamps forming a rectangle.

noun. A group of townships in an unsurveyed area.

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noun. A usually rectangular section of a city or town bounded on each side by consecutive streets.

noun. A segment of a street bounded by consecutive cross streets and including its buildings and inhabitants.

noun. A large building divided into separate units, such as apartments.

noun. A length of railroad track controlled by signals.

noun. Something that obstructs; an obstacle.

noun. The act of preventing someone or something from advancing, passing, or progressing, as.

noun. An act of bodily obstruction, as of a player or the ball.

noun. An act of legally using one's body to obstruct or move a defensive player so that a player in possession of the ball may advance downfield, pass, or otherwise execute an offensive play.

noun. Interruption or obstruction of a physiological function.

noun. A sudden cessation of speech or a thought process without an immediate observable cause, sometimes considered a consequence of repression.

noun. The human head.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To stop or impede the passage of or movement through; obstruct.

intransitive verb. To prevent from happening, succeeding, or progressing.

intransitive verb. To shut out from view.

intransitive verb. To stop the passage of (a motion or bill) in a legislative assembly.

intransitive verb. To prevent or slow the movement of (an opponent) by using one's body, as by making a block in football.

intransitive verb. To stop or deflect (a ball or puck) by using one's body.

intransitive verb. To interrupt or obstruct the functioning of (a physiological process), especially by the use of drugs.

intransitive verb. To fail to remember.

intransitive verb. To support, strengthen, or retain in place by means of a block.

intransitive verb. To shape, mold, or form with or on a block.

intransitive verb. To indicate broadly without great detail; sketch. Often used with out:

intransitive verb. To run (trains) on a block system.

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intransitive verb. To obstruct the movement of an opponent by using one's body.

intransitive verb. To stop or deflect a ball or puck by using one's body.

intransitive verb. To suffer a mental block. Often used with on:

phrasal verb. To cover over so as to be illegible.

phrasal verb. To repress (a traumatic event, for example) from conscious memory.

idiom. (go on the block) To be offered for sale.