block
n//blɑk//block, kloss, kubbe, huggkubbe, kvarter, blockering, hinder, stopp, knopp, skalle, blockera, förhindra, blocka
A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
(computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
(programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
(cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
Something that prevents something from passing.
(slang) The human head.
(transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
(transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
(transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
(transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
(transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
(programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.