Definition of Block
Block
block
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to disrupt the flow or movement of something, often by placing a physical obstacle in its path;
e.g. The truck will block the narrow road if it takes that route.
(verb)
to pose figurative obstacles to some activity to prevent it from being carried out;
e.g. He tried to block the implementation of our plan.
(noun)
a large piece of some material, usually hard and/or solid, with flat surfaces on all sides;
e.g. The child stacked one wooden block on top of the other to make a tower.
(noun)
a large building that is divided into several units for some particular purpose;
e.g. I live in the large gray apartment block at the corner of the street.
(noun)
in American usage, an area in a town, suburb, or city that is bounded by four streets, or the length of such an area used as a measure of distance;
e.g. Her house is in the fourth block on the right. I have to walk one block to get to the store.
(noun)
something that serves as an obstacle to the regular functioning or progress of something;
e.g. The new policy has become a block to the development of the new product.
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