Meaning of block in English
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.
US /blɑk/ UK /blɒk/
1. prevent movement or progress
The road was blocked with traffic.