block

Meaning of block in English

Noun

US /blɑk/ UK /blɒk/

1. a piece of something hard with flat sides

The house is built of blocks of stone.

2. a small cube forming part of a set with which children play

The child put the blocks together in a new form.

3. a large building or group of buildings in a town or a city with streets on all sides

The bookstore is two blocks away.

4. something that stop someone or something getting through

The police have put road blocks around the town.

Verb

US /blɑk/ UK /blɒk/

1. prevent movement or progress

The road was blocked with traffic.
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