'block' in a sentence

: a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

: a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

: a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

: a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

: housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

: (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted

: an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

: 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

: a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

: an obstruction in a pipe or tube

: a platform from which an auctioneer sells

: the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

: render unsuitable for passage

: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

: stop from happening or developing

: interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

: run on a block system

: interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia

: shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

: stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block

: obstruct

: block passage through

: support, secure, or raise with a block

: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

: be unable to remember

: shape by using a block

: shape into a block or blocks

: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)