block
🇺🇸
/blɑːk/
🇬🇧
/blɒk/
noun
B1
A solid piece of material with flat sides, often square or rectangular.
The children played with a colorful block.
B1
A building with many apartments or offices.
She lives in a tall block.
B1
The distance between two streets.
Walk two blocks to reach the store.
R
An area with buildings surrounded by streets.
The park covers one city block.
R
A large piece of land.
He owns a block of land.
R
Land for building a house.
They bought a block to build their home.
R
A group of things or time treated as one.
Buying tickets as a block saves money.
R
Something that stops progress.
Fear can be a block to success.
R
A move in sports to stop an opponent.
The player made a good block.
R
A starting point for runners in a race.
Runners start from the block.
R
A wooden piece used for executions.
In history, some were beheaded on the block.
verb
B1
To stop something from moving through a path.
A fallen tree can block the road.
B1
To stand in someone's way to stop them.
Please don't block the entrance.
R
To prevent something from happening.
The new law may block the plan.
R
To stop a ball or hit in sports.
The defender tried to block the shot.
R
To stop a stolen phone from working.
The company can block a lost phone.
R
To stop someone from contacting you online.
You can block annoying users.
translation
A solid piece of material with flat sides, often square or rectangular.; A building with many apartments or offices.; The distance between two streets.; An area with buildings surrounded by streets.; A large piece of land.; Land for building a house.; A group of things or time treated as one.; Something that stops progress.; A move in sports to stop an opponent.; A starting point for runners in a race.; A wooden piece used for executions.
To stop something from moving through a path.; To stand in someone's way to stop them.; To prevent something from happening.; To stop a ball or hit in sports.; To stop a stolen phone from working.; To stop someone from contacting you online.
Word Forms
3rd Present
blocks
Past
blocked
Perfect
blocked
Progressive
blocking
Plural
blocks