block

1. is a type of: artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
   subtypes:

   • anvil - a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
   • briquet, briquette - a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel
   • bar, cake - a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
   • chock, wedge - a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
   • chopping block - a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split
   • crosshead - metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth
   • cube, square block - a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube
   • domino - a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots
   • ingot - metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling
   • nog - a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it
   • nut - a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
   • inking pad, inkpad, pad, stamp pad - a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
   • slab - block consisting of a thick piece of something
   • starting block - block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race
   • step - a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
   • swage block - an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal
   • type - a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
2. is a type of: area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
   same as: city block
3. is a type of: solid - a three-dimensional shape
   subtypes: goldbrick - a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
   same as: cube
4. is a type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
5. is a type of: housing, living accommodations, lodging - structures collectively in which people are housed
   subtypes:

   • cellblock, ward - a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
   • hospital ward, ward - block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
6. referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
   is a type of: computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory
   subtypes: bad block - (computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data
   has: sector - the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
7. is a type of: inability - lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
   subtypes: writer's block - an inability to write
   same as: mental block
8. is a type of: machine, simple machine - a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point
   subtypes:

   • bollock, bullock block - a pulley-block at the head of a topmast
   • fairlead - a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing
   • idle pulley, idle wheel, idler pulley - a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it
   is a part of: block and tackle - pulley blocks with associated rope or cable
   same as: pulley, pulley block, pulley-block
9. is a type of: cast, casting - object formed by a mold
   has: cylinder, piston chamber - a chamber within which piston moves
   is a part of:

   • ice, internal-combustion engine - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
   • reciprocating engine - an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders
   same as: cylinder block, engine block
10. is a type of: impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor - any structure that makes progress difficult
    subtypes:

    • breech closer, breechblock - a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
    • plug, stopper, stopple - blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
    • vapor lock, vapour lock - a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
    same as: blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
11. is a type of: platform - a raised horizontal surface
    same as: auction block
12. is a type of: obstruction - getting in someone's way
    subtypes:

    • interference - (American football) blocking a player's path with your body
    • trap block - (American football) an illegal block
    • parry - (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
    same as: blocking

1. is a type of: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude - block passage through
   subtypes:

   • block off, close off, shut off - block off the passage through
   • close - bar access to
   same as: bar, barricade, block off, block up, blockade, stop
   verb group: block, obstruct - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
2. is a type of: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent - keep from happening or arising; make impossible
   subtypes:

   • stonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion
   • filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delaying
   • check - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
   • hang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
   • bottleneck - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction
   same as: blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy
3. is a type of: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent - keep from happening or arising; make impossible
   subtypes:

   • embargo - prevent commerce
   • stay - stop a judicial process
   same as: halt, kibosh, stop
4. is a type of: break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt - make a break in
   subtypes:

   • barrage jam - jam an entire frequency spectrum
   • point jam - jam a narrow band of frequencies
   • spot jam - jam a single frequency
   • blanket jam - jam a broad spectrum of frequencies to affect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications
   same as: jam
5. is a type of: operate, run - direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
6. is a type of: anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put out, put under - administer an anesthetic drug to
7. is a type of: conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered
   same as: obstruct
   verb group: bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop - render unsuitable for passage
8. is a type of: boss, emboss, stamp - raise in a relief
9. is a type of: back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul - become or cause to become obstructed
   same as: choke up, lug, stuff
10. is a type of: hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to
    subtypes:

    • block off, blockade - obstruct access to
    • barricade, barricado - block off with barricades
    • barricade - prevent access to by barricading
    • asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
    • tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally
    • dam, dam up - obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
    • block out, screen - prevent from entering
    • earth up, land up - block with earth, as after a landslide
    • bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop - render unsuitable for passage
    • back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul - become or cause to become obstructed
    same as: close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude
11. is a type of: hold, hold up, support, sustain - be the physical support of; carry the weight of
12. is a type of: fence - fight with fencing swords
    same as: deflect, parry
13. subtypes: slip, slip one's mind - pass out of one's memory
    same as: blank out, draw a blank, forget
14. is a type of: form, shape - give shape or form to
15. is a type of: form, shape - give shape or form to
16. is a type of: keep back, withhold - hold back; refuse to hand over or share
    same as: freeze, immobilise, immobilize

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