English-Thai Dictionary

block

N การ หยุดชะงัก ของ พัฒนาการ ของ กระบวนการ ทาง ความคิด หยุดชะงัก  kan-yud-cha-ngak-kong-phad-tha-na-kan-kong-kra-buan-kan-tang-khwam-khid-yud-cha-ngak

 

block

N ชิ้น ของ วัสดุ ที่ เป็น ของแข็ง และ มี ลักษณะ แบน ราบ  chin-kong-wad-sa-du-ti-pen-khong-khaeng-lae-mee-lak-sa-na-baen-rab

 

block

N ช่วง ตึก [แถว ติดต่อกัน ของ อาคาร  chuang-tuek

 

block

N ตึก ใหญ่  tuek-yai

 

block

N ที่ วาง ของ โชว์ ใน การประมูล  ti-wang-kong-cho-nai-kan-pra-mun

 

block

N สิ่งกีดขวาง  obstruction sing-kid-kwang

 

block

VI ถ่วงความเจริญ  hinder thuang-khwam-ja-roen

 

block

VT กีดขวาง  obstruct kid-kwang

 

block

VT หยุด  ห้าม  ขวาง  prevent stop yud

 

block

VT อัด ให้ เข้ารูป  aud-hai-khao-rub

 

block in

PHRV ถม ด้วย อิฐ หรือ ของแข็ง  thom-duai-it-rue-kong-kaeng

 

block in

PHRV ร่าง คร่าวๆ  วาด คร่าวๆ  วาด เร็วๆ  rang-khrao-khrao

 

block off

PHRV ปิดกั้น  seal off pid-kan

 

block out

PHRV ทับ (รูปภาพ  การ พิมพ์  ปิด ทับ  teb

 

block out

PHRV บดบัง  ปกคลุม  bote-bang

 

block up

PHRV อุดตัน  ถูก ปิดกั้น  seal up stop up stuff up aud-tan

 

blockade

N การ ปิดล้อม  การขัดขวาง  การปิดกั้น  kan-pid-lom

 

blockader

N ผู้ ขัดขวาง 

 

blockage

N การ ปิดล้อม  การขัดขวาง  การปิดกั้น  obstruction kan-pid-lom

 

blockbuster

N ลูกระเบิด ที่ ปล่อย จาก เครื่องบิน  luk-ra-boet-ti-ploi-jak-khrueang-bin

 

blockhead

N คนโง่เง่า  คนที่ ไม่ ฉลาด  idiot fool genius kon-ngo-ngao

 

blockheaded

A โง่เง่า 

 

blockheadism

N ความ โง่เง่า 

 

blockhouse

N ป้อม 

 

blockish

A โง่เง่า  foolish dull keen sharp

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BLOCK

n. 1. A heavy piece of timber or wood, usually with one plain surface; or it is rectangular, and rather thick than long.
2. Any mass of matter with an extended surface; as a block of marble, a piece rough from the quarry.
3. A massy body, solid and heavy; a mass of wood, iron, or other metal, with at least one plain surface, such as artificers use.
4. The wood on which criminals are beheaded.
5. Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; hindrance; obstacle.
6. A piece of wood in which a pulley runs; used also for the pulley, or the block itself and the sheaves, or wheels.
7. A blockhead; a stupid fellow.
8. Among cutters in wood, a form made of hard wood, on which they cut figures in relief with knives, chisels, etc.
9. In falconry, the perch whereon a bird of prey is kept.

 

BLOCK

v.t.To inclose or shut up, so as to hinder egress or passage; to stop up; to obstruct, by placing obstacles in the way; often followed by up; as, to block up a town, or a road.

 

BLOCKADE

n.The siege of a place, formed by surrounding it with hostile troops or ships, or by posting them at all the avenues, to prevent escape, and hinder supplies of provisions and ammunition from entering, with a view to compel a surrender, by hunger and want, without regular attacks. To constitute a blockade, the investing power must be able to apply its force to every point of practicable access, so as to render it dangerous to attempt to enter; and there is no blockade of that port, where its force cannot be brought to bear.

 

BLOCKADE

v.t.To shut up a town or fortress, by posting troops at all the avenues, to compel the garrison or inhabitants to surrender by means of hunger and want, without regular attacks; also, to station ships of war to obstruct all intercourse with a town or nation.

 

BLOCKADED

pp. Shut up or inclosed by an enemy.

 

BLOCKADING

ppr. Besieging by a blockade.

 

BLOCKHEAD

n.[block and head. ] A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.

 

BLOCKHEADED

a.Stupid; dull.

 

BLOCKHEADLY

a.Like a blockhead.

 

BLOCKHOUSE

n.[block and house. ] A house or fortress, erected to block up a pass, and defend against the entrance of an enemy.

 

BLOCKISH

a.Stupid; dull; deficient in understanding.

 

BLOCKISHLY

adv. In a stupid manner.

 

BLOCKISHNESS

n.Stupidity; dullness.

 

BLOCKLIKE

a.Like a block; stupid.

 

BLOCK-TIN

n.[block and tin. ] Tin which is pure, unmixed, and unwrought.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BLOCK

Block, n. Etym: [OE. blok; cf. F. bloc (fr. OHG. ), D. & Dan. blok,Sw. & G. block, OHG. bloch. There is also an OHG. bloch, biloh; bi by + the same root as that of E. lock. Cf. Block, v. t., Blockade, and see Lock. ]

 

1. A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc. , usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc. Now all our neighbors' chimneys smoke, And Christmas blocks are burning. Wither. All her labor was but as a block Left in the quarry. Tennyson.

 

2. The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded. Noble heads which have been brought to the block. E. Everett.

 

3. The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc. , are shaped. Hence: The pattern on shape of a hat. He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat; it ever changes with the next block. Shak.

 

4. A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building; a row of houses or shops.

 

5. A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not. The new city was laid out in rectangular blocks, each block containing thirty building lots. Such an average block, comprising 282 houses and covering nine acres of ground, exists in Oxford Street. Lond. Quart. Rev.

 

6. A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles.

 

7. (Falconry )

 

Defn: The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.

 

8. Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.

 

9. A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.

 

1 . (Print. )

 

Defn: A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry ) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high.

 

11. A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt. [Obs. ] What a block art thou! Shak.

 

12. A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below. A block of shares (Stock Exchange ), a large number of shares in a stock company, sold in a lump. Bartlett. -- Block printing. (a ) A mode of printing (common in China and Japan ) from engraved boards by means of a sheet of paper laid on the linked surface and rubbed with a brush. S. W. Williams. (b ) A method of printing cotton cloth and paper hangings with colors, by pressing them upon an engraved surface coated with coloring matter. -- Block system on railways, a system by which the track is divided into sections of three or four miles, and trains are so run by the guidance of electric signals that no train enters a section or block before the preceding train has left it.

 

BLOCK

Block, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Blocking. ] Etym: [Cf. F. bloquer, fr. bloc block. See Block, n.]

 

1. To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor. With moles... would block the port. Rowe. A city. .. besieged and blocked about. Milton.

 

2. To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.

 

3. To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat. To block out, to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out; as, to block out a plan.

 

BLOCKADE

Block *ade ", n. Etym: [Cf. It. bloccata. See Block, v. t. ]

 

1. The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy.

 

Note: Blockade is now usually applied to an investment with ships or vessels, while siege is used of an investment by land forces. To constitute a blockade, the investing power must be able to apply its force to every point of practicable access, so as to render it dangerous to attempt to enter; and there is no blockade of that port where its force can not be brought to bear. Kent.

 

2. An obstruction to passage. To raise a blockade. See under Raise.

 

BLOCKADE

Block *ade ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blockaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Blockading. ]

 

1. To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See note under Blockade, n. "Blockaded the place by sea. " Gilpin.

 

2. Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress. Till storm and driving ice blockade him there. Wordsworth.

 

3. To obstruct entrance to or egress from. Huge bales of British cloth blockade the door. Pope.

 

BLOCKADER

BLOCKADER Block *ad "er, n.

 

1. One who blockades.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A vessel employed in blockading.

 

BLOCKAGE

BLOCKAGE Block "age, n.

 

Defn: The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.

 

BLOCK BOOK

BLOCK BOOK Block " book ` (.

 

Defn: A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable types.

 

BLOCK CHAIN

BLOCK CHAIN Block chain. (Mach. )

 

Defn: A chain in which the alternate links are broad blocks connected by thin side links pivoted to the ends of the blocks, used with sprocket wheels to transmit power, as in a bicycle.

 

BLOCKHEAD

Block "head ` (, n. Etym: [Block + head. ]

 

Defn: A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding. The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head. Pope.

 

BLOCKHEADED

BLOCKHEADED Block "head `ed, a.

 

Defn: Stupid; dull.

 

BLOCKHEADISM

BLOCKHEADISM Block "head *ism, n.

 

Defn: That which characterizes a blockhead; stupidity. Carlyle.

 

BLOCKHOUSE

Block "house ` (, n. Etym: [Block + house: cf. G. blockhaus. ]

 

1. (Mil. )

 

Defn: An edifice or structure of heavy timbers or logs for military defense, having its sides loopholed for musketry, and often an upper story projecting over the lower, or so placed upon it as to have its sides make an angle wit the sides of the lower story, thus enabling the defenders to fire downward, and in all directions; -- formerly much used in America and Germany.

 

2. A house of squared logs. [West. & South. U. S.]

 

BLOCKING

BLOCKING Block "ing, n.

 

1. The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks.

 

2. Blocks used to support (a building, etc. ) temporarily.

 

BLOCKING COURSE

BLOCKING COURSE Block "ing course ` (. (Arch. )

 

Defn: The finishing course of a wall showing above a cornice.

 

BLOCKISH

BLOCKISH Block "ish, a.

 

Defn: Like a block; deficient in understanding; stupid; dull. "Blockish Ajax. " Shak. -- Block "ish *ly, adv. -- Block "ish *ness, n.

 

BLOCKLIKE

BLOCKLIKE Block "like ` (, a.

 

Defn: Like a block; stupid.

 

BLOCK SIGNAL

BLOCK SIGNAL Block signal. (Railroads )

 

Defn: One of the danger signals or safety signals which guide the movement of trains in a block system. The signal is often so coupled with a switch that act of opening or closing the switch operates the signal also.

 

BLOCK SYSTEM

BLOCK SYSTEM Block system. (Railroads )

 

Defn: A system by which the track is divided into short sections, as of three or four miles, and trains are so run by the guidance of electric, or combined electric and pneumatic, signals that no train enters a section or block until the preceding train has left it, as in absolute blocking, or that a train may be allowed to follow another into a block as long as it proceeds with excessive caution, as in permissive blocking.

 

BLOCK TIN

BLOCK TIN Block " tin ` (.

 

Defn: See under Tin.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

block

block |bläk blɑk | ▶noun 1 a large solid piece of hard material, esp. rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side: a block of marble. • a sturdy, flat-topped block used as a work surface, typically for chopping food. • (usu. blocks ) any of a set of solid cubes used as a child's toy. • (usu. blocks ) a starting block: the thrust a sprinter gets when coming out of the blocks. • Printing a piece of wood or metal engraved for printing on paper or fabric. • (also cylinder block or engine block ) the main body of an internal combustion engine, containing the pistons. • a head-shaped mold used for shaping hats or wigs. 2 the area bounded by four streets in a town or suburb: she went for a run around the block | ours was the ugliest house on the block . • the length of one side of such an area, typically as a measure of distance: he lives a few blocks away from the museum. 3 [ with modifier ] a building, esp. part of a complex, used for a particular purpose: a cell block. • chiefly Brit. a large single building subdivided into separate rooms, apartments, or offices: an apartment block. 4 a large quantity or allocation of things regarded as a unit: a block of shares | [ as modifier ] : block grants. • Computing a large piece of text processed as a unit. • chiefly Brit. a set of sheets of paper glued along one edge, used for drawing or writing on: a sketching block. • an unseparated unit of at least four postage stamps in at least two rows, generally a group of four. 5 an obstacle to the normal progress or functioning of something: substantial demands for time off may constitute a block to career advancement | an emotional block. • Sports a hindering or stopping of an opponent's movement or action. • Tennis a shot in which the racket is held stationary rather than being swung back, esp. a stop volley. • short for mental block. • short for nerve block. • a chock for stopping the motion of a wheel. 6 a flat area of something, typically a solid area of color: cover the eyelid with a neutral block of color. 7 a pulley or system of pulleys mounted in a case. 8 informal a person's head: “I'll knock your block off, ” he said. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc. ) difficult or impossible: block up the holes with sticky tape | a police cordon blocked off roads | (as adj. blocked ) : a blocked nose. • put an obstacle in the way of (something proposed or attempted ): he stood up, blocking her escape | the administration tried to block an agreement on farm subsidies. • restrict the use or conversion of (currency or any other asset ). • Sports hinder or stop the movement or action of (an opponent, a ball, etc. ). • Medicine produce insensibility in (a part of the body ) by injecting an anesthetic close to the nerves that supply it. • Bridge play in such a way that an opponent cannot establish (a long suit ). 2 impress text or a design on (a book cover ). 3 Theater design or plan the movements of actors on a stage or movie set. 4 shape or reshape (a hat ) using a wooden mold. PHRASES have been around the block ( a few times ) informal (of a person ) have a lot of experience. the new kid on the block informal a newcomer to a particular place or sphere of activity, typically someone who has yet to prove themselves. on the ( auction ) block for sale at auction: the original first manuscript for Ravel's Bolero goes on the block today | figurative : the company put its subsidiary on the block because it did not fit its core business interests. put (or lay ) one's head (or neck ) on the block informal put one's standing or reputation at risk by proceeding with a particular course of action. [with reference to the executioner's block. ]PHRASAL VERBS block something in 1 mark something out roughly. • add something in a unit: it's a good idea to block in regular periods of exercise. • paint something with solid areas of color. 2 park one's car in such a way as to prevent another car from moving away: he blocked in Vera's minivan. block something out 1 stop something, typically light or noise, from reaching somewhere: you're blocking out my sun. • exclude something unpleasant from one's thoughts or memory. 2 mark or sketch something out roughly. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a log or tree stump ): from Old French bloc (noun ), bloquer (verb ), from Middle Dutch blok, of unknown ultimate origin.

 

blockade

block ade |bläˈkād blɑˈkeɪd | ▶noun an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving: there was a blockade of humanitarian aid | the police pulled down blockades on the highway. • an obstruction of a physiological or mental function, esp. of a biochemical receptor. ▶verb [ with obj. ] seal off (a place ) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. PHRASES run a blockade (of a ship ) manage to enter or leave a blockaded port. DERIVATIVES block ad er noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from block + -ade 1, probably influenced by ambuscade .

 

blockade runner

block ade run ner ▶noun 1 a vessel that runs or attempts to run into or out of a blockaded port. 2 the owner, master, or one of the crew of such a vessel.

 

blockage

block age |ˈbläkij ˈblɑkɪʤ | ▶noun an obstruction that makes movement or flow difficult or impossible: a blockage in the pipes | the pumps are prone to blockage.

 

block and tackle

block and tack le |blɑk ænd | ▶noun a mechanism consisting of ropes and one or more pulley-blocks, used for lifting or pulling heavy objects.

 

blockboard

block |board |ˈblɒkbɔːd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a building material consisting of a core of wooden strips between two layers of plywood.

 

blockbuster

block bust er |ˈbläkˌbəstər ˈblɑkˌbəstər | ▶noun informal a thing of great power or size, in particular a movie, book, or other product that is a great commercial success: [ as modifier ] : a blockbuster pay-per-view special event. ORIGIN 1940s (denoting a huge aerial bomb capable of destroying a whole block of streets ): from block + buster .

 

blockbusting

block bust ing |ˈbläkˌbəstiNG ˈblɑkbəstɪŋ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] very successful commercially: his blockbusting novel. ▶noun the practice of persuading owners to sell property cheaply because of the fear of people of another race or class moving into the neighborhood, and thus profiting by reselling at a higher price.

 

block capitals

block cap i tals |blɑk ˈkæpədlz | ▶plural noun another term for block letters.

 

block diagram

block di a gram |blɑk ˈdaɪəˌɡræm | ▶noun a diagram showing in schematic form the general arrangement of parts or components of a complex system or process, such as an industrial apparatus or an electronic circuit.

 

blocker

block er |ˈbläkər ˈblɑkər | ▶noun a person or thing that blocks, in particular: • Football a player whose task it is to block for the ballcarrier or kicker. • a substance that prevents or inhibits a given physiological function.

 

block grant

block grant ▶noun a grant from a central government that a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services.

 

blockhead

block head |ˈbläkˌhed ˈblɑkˌhɛd | ▶noun informal a stupid person. DERIVATIVES block head ed adjective

 

block heater

block heat er ▶noun a device for heating the engine block of a vehicle.

 

blockhouse

block house |ˈbläkˌhous ˈblɑkˌhaʊs | ▶noun a reinforced concrete shelter used as an observation point. • historical a one-storied timber building with loopholes, used as a fort. • a house made of squared logs.

 

blocking

block ing |ˈbläkiNG ˈblɑkɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the action or process of obstructing movement, progress, or activity, in particular: • obstructing or impeding the actions of an opponent in a game, esp. (in ball sports ) one who does not have control of the ball. • Psychiatry the sudden halting of the flow of thought or speech, as a symptom of schizophrenia or other mental disorder. • failure to recall or consider an unpleasant memory or train of thought. 2 the grouping or treatment of things (e.g., items of data or shades of color ) in blocks. • the physical arrangement of actors on a stage or movie set.

 

blockish

block ish |ˈbläkiSH ˈblɑkɪʃ | ▶adjective 1 big, bulky, or crude in form or appearance: his blockish architecture is ugly if functional. 2 unintelligent and stupid.

 

Block Island

Block Is land (abbr.: BI ) a resort island in southern Rhode Island, in the Atlantic Ocean at the eastern end of Long Island Sound.

 

block letters

block let ters ▶plural noun plain capital letters.

 

block mountain

block moun tain ▶noun Geology a mountain consisting of a block or blocks bounded by normal faults in the earth's crust. See normal.

 

block party

block par ty ▶noun a party for all the residents of a block or neighborhood, typically held on a closed-off city street.

 

block plane

block plane ▶noun a carpenter's plane with a blade set at an acute angle, used esp. for planing across the end grain of wood.

 

block release

block re |lease ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a system of allowing employees the whole of a stated period off work in order to undertake an educational course.

 

blockship

block |ship |ˈblɒkʃɪp | ▶noun a ship which is moored or grounded in a channel in order to block it, for purposes of war or to provide shelter.

 

block system

block sys tem ▶noun a system of railroad signaling that divides the track into sections and allows no train to enter a section that is not completely clear.

 

block vote

block vote |blɑk voʊt | ▶noun a vote proportional in power to the number of people a delegate represents.

 

blockwork

block |work ▶noun [ mass noun ] blocks of concrete, cement, or similar material in a wall or other structure.

 

blocky

block y |ˈbläkē ˈblɑki | ▶adjective of the nature of or resembling a block or blocks: blocky granite.

 

Oxford Dictionary

block

block |blɒk | ▶noun 1 a large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side: a block of marble. • a sturdy flat-topped piece of wood used as a work surface: a chopping block. • a packaged rectangular portion of butter, ice cream, chocolate, etc.: a family block of ice cream. • chiefly Brit. a set of sheets of paper glued along one edge, used for drawing or writing on: a sketching block. • (usu. blocks ) a starting block: Jackson jetted out of his blocks. • Printing a piece of wood or metal engraved for printing on paper or fabric. • (also cylinder block or engine block ) a large metal moulding containing the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine. • a head-shaped mould for shaping hats or wigs. 2 Brit. a large single building subdivided into separate rooms, flats, or offices: a block of flats. • a building or part of a complex used for a particular purpose: a shower block. • a group of buildings bounded by four streets: she went for a run round the block. • N. Amer. any urban or suburban area bounded by four streets: ours was the ugliest house on the block. • N. Amer. the length of one side of a block, especially as a measure of distance: he lives a few blocks away from the museum. 3 a large quantity or allocation of things regarded as a unit: a block of shares | final examinations will be taken in a block at the end of the course | [ as modifier ] : a block booking. • Computing a large piece of text processed as a unit. 4 an obstacle to the normal progress or functioning of something: substantial demands for time off may constitute a block to career advancement | an emotional block. • an act of blocking someone or something: Marshall's shot drew a fine block from the goalkeeper. • a chock for stopping the motion of a wheel. • (also blockhole ) Cricket the spot on which a batsman rests the end of the bat while waiting to receive a ball. 5 a flat area of something, especially a solid area of colour: cover the eyelid with a neutral block of colour. • Austral. /NZ historical an area of land, in particular a tract offered to an individual settler by a government. • Austral. an urban or suburban building plot. 6 a pulley or system of pulleys mounted in a case. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc. ) difficult or impossible: block up the holes with sticky tape | the narrow roads were blocked by cars | (as adj. blocked ) : a blocked nose. • put an obstacle in the way of (something proposed or attempted ): he stood up, blocking her escape | the government tried to block an agreement on farm subsidies. • prevent access to or the use of (email or a website or mobile phone ): some companies use these IMEI numbers to block stolen phones. • restrict the use or conversion of (currency or any other asset ). • American Football impede the progress of (a tackler ) with one's body. • (in sport ) stop (a ball or blow ) from finding its mark: Knight did well to block Soloman's shot. • Cricket stop (a ball ) with the bat defensively. • Bridge play in such a way that opponents are prevented from establishing (a long suit ). 2 impress text or a design on (a book cover ). 3 shape or reshape (a hat ) on a mould. PHRASES have been around the block ( a few times ) N. Amer. informal (of a person ) have a lot of experience. the new kid on the block informal a newcomer to a particular place or sphere of activity. on the ( auction ) block for sale at auction: the original first manuscript for Ravel's Bolero goes on the block today. put (or lay ) one's head (or neck ) on the block informal put one's standing or reputation at risk by proceeding with a particular course of action. [with reference to an executioner's block. ]PHRASAL VERBS block something in 1 paint something with solid areas of colour. • add something in a unit: it's a good idea to block in regular periods of exercise. • mark something out roughly. 2 park one's car in such a way as to prevent another car from moving away: he blocked in Vera's Mini. block something out 1 stop something such as light or noise from reaching somewhere: you're blocking out my sun. • exclude something unpleasant from one's thoughts or memory. 2 mark or sketch something out roughly. DERIVATIVES blocky adjective ( blockier, blockiest ) ORIGIN Middle English (denoting a log or tree stump ): from Old French bloc (noun ), bloquer (verb ), from Middle Dutch blok, of unknown ultimate origin.

 

blockade

block |ade |blɒˈkeɪd | ▶noun an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving: they voted to lift the blockade of major railway junctions. • an obstruction of a physiological or mental function, especially of a biochemical receptor. ▶verb [ with obj. ] seal off (a place ) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. PHRASES run a blockade (of a ship ) manage to enter or leave a blockaded port. DERIVATIVES blockader noun ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from block + -ade 1, probably influenced by ambuscade .

 

blockade runner

block |ade run ¦ner ▶noun a ship which manages to enter or leave a blockaded port. • the owner, master, or one of the crew of a blockade runner.

 

blockage

block |age |ˈblɒkɪdʒ | ▶noun an obstruction which makes movement or flow difficult or impossible: a blockage in the pipes | [ mass noun ] : the pumps are prone to blockage.

 

block and tackle

block and tackle ▶noun a lifting mechanism consisting of ropes, a pulley block, and a hook.

 

blockboard

block |board |ˈblɒkbɔːd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a building material consisting of a core of wooden strips between two layers of plywood.

 

blockbuster

block |bust ¦er |ˈblɒkbʌstə | ▶noun informal a thing of great power or size, in particular a film, book, or other product that is a great commercial success: [ as modifier ] : a blockbuster film. ORIGIN 1940s (denoting a huge aerial bomb capable of destroying a whole block of streets ): from block + buster .

 

blockbusting

blockbusting informal ▶adjective very successful commercially: his blockbusting novel. ▶noun [ mass noun ] N. Amer. the practice of persuading owners to sell property cheaply because of the fear of people of another race or class moving into the neighbourhood, and then profiting by reselling at a higher price.

 

block capitals

block cap |itals ▶plural noun plain capital letters.

 

block diagram

block dia |gram ▶noun a diagram showing in schematic form the general arrangement of the parts or components of a complex system or process, such as an industrial apparatus or an electronic circuit.

 

blocker

block ¦er |ˈblɒkə | ▶noun 1 a substance which prevents or inhibits a given physiological function. 2 Cricket a habitually defensive batsman. • American Football a player whose task it is to block for the ball carrier.

 

block grant

block grant ▶noun a grant from central government which a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services.

 

blockhead

block |head |ˈblɒkhɛd | ▶noun informal a very stupid person. DERIVATIVES blockheaded adjective

 

block heater

block heat ¦er ▶noun 1 Brit. a storage heater. 2 N. Amer. a device for heating the engine block of a vehicle.

 

blockhole

block |hole ▶noun see block ( sense 4 of the noun ).

 

blockhouse

block |house |ˈblɒkhaʊs | ▶noun a reinforced concrete shelter used as an observation point. • historical a one-storeyed timber building with loopholes, used as a fort. • US a house made of squared logs.

 

blocking

block |ing |blɒkɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of blocking or obstructing someone or something, in particular: • the impeding of an opponent in a game, especially (in ball sports ) one who does not have control of the ball. • Psychiatry the sudden halting of the flow of thought or speech, as a symptom of schizophrenia or other mental disorder. • failure to recall or consider an unpleasant memory or train of thought. 2 the grouping or treatment of things (e.g. shades of colour ) in blocks. • the physical arrangement of actors on a stage or film set.

 

blockish

block |ish |ˈblɒkɪʃ | ▶adjective 1 big, bulky, or crude in form or appearance: his blockish architecture is ugly if functional. 2 unintelligent.

 

Block Island

Block Is land (abbr.: BI ) a resort island in southern Rhode Island, in the Atlantic Ocean at the eastern end of Long Island Sound.

 

block letters

block let |ters ▶plural noun plain capital letters; block capitals.

 

block mountain

block moun |tain ▶noun Geology a mountain formed by natural faults in the earth's crust.

 

block party

block party ▶noun N. Amer. a party for all the residents of a block or neighbourhood, usually held outdoors.

 

block plane

block plane ▶noun a carpenter's plane with a blade set at an acute angle, used especially for planing across the end grain of wood.

 

block release

block re |lease ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a system of allowing employees the whole of a stated period off work in order to undertake an educational course.

 

blockship

block |ship |ˈblɒkʃɪp | ▶noun a ship which is moored or grounded in a channel in order to block it, for purposes of war or to provide shelter.

 

block system

block sys ¦tem ▶noun a system of railway signalling which divides the track into sections and allows no train to enter a section that is not completely clear.

 

block vote

block vote ▶noun Brit. a vote proportional in power to the number of people a delegate represents, used particularly at a trade-union conference.

 

blockwork

block |work ▶noun [ mass noun ] blocks of concrete, cement, or similar material in a wall or other structure.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

block

block noun 1 a block of cheese: chunk, hunk, lump, wedge, cube, brick, slab, bar, piece. 2 an apartment block: building, complex, structure, development. 3 a block of shares: batch, group, set, quantity. 4 a block to reasoned public debate: obstacle, bar, barrier, impediment, hindrance, check, hurdle, stumbling block, handicap, deterrent. ANTONYMS aid. 5 a block in the pipe: blockage, obstruction, stoppage, clog, congestion, occlusion, clot. ▶verb 1 weeds can block drainage ditches: clog (up ), stop up, choke, plug, obstruct, gum up, dam up, congest, jam, close; informal gunge up; technical occlude. ANTONYMS open. 2 picket lines blocked access to the factory: hinder, hamper, obstruct, impede, inhibit, restrict, limit; halt, stop, bar, check, prevent. ANTONYMS facilitate. 3 he blocked a shot on the goal line: stop, deflect, fend off, hold off, repel, parry, repulse. PHRASES block something off the bridge was blocked off: close up, shut off, seal off, barricade, bar, obstruct. block something out trees blocked out the light: conceal, keep out, blot out, exclude, obliterate, blank out, stop.

 

blockade

blockade noun 1 a naval blockade of the island: siege; rare besiegement. 2 they erected blockades in the streets: barricade, barrier, roadblock; obstacle, obstruction. ▶verb rebels blockaded the capital: barricade, block off, shut off, seal; besiege, surround.

 

blockage

blockage noun a blockage of leaves in the storm drain: obstruction, stoppage, block, occlusion, clog, congestion.

 

blockhead

blockhead noun informal See idiot.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

block

block noun 1 a block of cheese | a wall of concrete blocks: chunk, hunk, brick, slab, lump, piece; bar, cake, cube, wedge, mass, wad, slice; Brit. informal wodge. 2 the convent is likely to be transformed into a block of bedsits: building, complex, structure, development. 3 a block of shares: batch, group, cluster, set, section, quantity, series. 4 a sketching block: pad, notebook, jotter, tablet, sketchbook, scratch pad. 5 imperialism is a block to Third World development: obstacle, obstruction, bar, barrier, impediment, hindrance, check, hurdle, stumbling block; difficulty, problem, snag, disadvantage, complication, drawback, hitch, handicap, deterrent. ANTONYMS assistance, encouragement. 6 a block in the pipe: blockage, obstruction, stoppage, stopping up, clot, occlusion; impediment, hindrance; congestion. ▶verb 1 weeds can block drainage ditches: clog (up ), stop up, choke, plug, obstruct, gum up, occlude, dam up, congest, jam, close; informal bung up, gunge up. ANTONYMS unblock, open. 2 picket lines blocked access to the factory: hinder, hamper, obstruct, impede, inhibit, check, arrest, restrict, limit, deter, curb, interrupt; halt, stop, bar, prevent, thwart, baulk, frustrate, foil, scotch, circumvent, stand in the way of; informal fetter. ANTONYMS help, facilitate. 3 the defender blocked a shot on the goal line: parry, stop, defend against, fend off, stave off, turn aside, deflect, hold off, avert, repel, rebuff, repulse, hold /keep at bay. PHRASES block something off exits from main roads were blocked off: close up, bar, obstruct, shut off, barricade, seal. ANTONYMS open. block something out 1 the towering trees blocked out the light: conceal, hide, screen, keep out, blot out, exclude; eliminate, obliterate, eradicate, erase, rub out, wipe out, blank out, efface, remove all traces of; halt, stop, deny, suppress, repress. 2 I would block out an area and then sketch in the detail: rough (out ), sketch out, trace out, outline, set out, lay out, delineate, draft.

 

blockade

blockade noun 1 a naval blockade of the island: siege, beleaguerment, encirclement; rare investment, besiegement. 2 demonstrators erected blockades in the streets: barricade, barrier, roadblock; obstacle, obstruction, impediment, bulwark, block, hindrance, check, deterrent, hurdle. ▶verb rebels blockaded the capital: barricade, close up, block off, shut off, seal, bar; besiege, lay siege to, beleaguer, beset, surround; archaic invest.

 

blockage

blockage noun there's a blockage in the drain: obstruction, stoppage, block, clot, occlusion; impediment, hindrance; congestion.

 

blockhead

blockhead noun informal See idiot.

 

Duden Dictionary

Block

Block Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl o ck |der Block; Genitiv: des Block [e ]s, Blöcke und Blocks aus dem Niederdeutschen < mittelniederdeutsch blok = Holzklotz, -stamm, Herkunft ungeklärt 1 Plural Blöcke kompakter, kantiger Brocken aus hartem Material ein unbehauener Block | ein erratischer Block (Findling ) | Blöcke (Quadern ) von Marmor 2 Plural Blöcke und Blocks Eisenbahn Einrichtung zur Sicherung des Eisenbahnverkehrs auf Bahnhöfen und Strecken 3 Plural: Blocks, selten: Blöcke in sich geschlossene, ein Viereck bildende Gruppe von [Wohn ]häusern innerhalb eines Stadtgebietes; Häuserblock 4 a Plural Blöcke, selten: Blocks in sich geschlossene Gruppe von politischen oder wirtschaftlichen Kräften einen Block innerhalb der Partei bilden b Plural Blöcke, selten: Blocks Gruppe von Staaten, die sich unter bestimmten wirtschaftlichen, strategischen o. ä. Aspekten zusammengeschlossen haben 5 Plural Blöcke und Blocks bestimmte Anzahl an einer Kante zusammengeklebter oder -gehefteter Papierbogen, die einzeln abgerissen werden können ein Block Briefpapier 6 Plural: Blocks, selten: Blöcke Philatelie kleiner Bogen mit breitem [verziertem oder beschriftetem ] Rand und einer oder mehreren Briefmarken, der nur als Ganzes, ungeteilt verkauft bzw. gesammelt wird 7 Plural Blöcke nationalsozialistisch (40 −60 Haushalte 2 umfassende ) unterste Organisationseinheit in der regionalen Gliederung der NSDAP 8 Plural: Blocks Basket-, Volleyball durch einen oder mehrere Spieler (innen ) gebildete Sperre einen Block bilden 9 Plural Blöcke selbstständig funktionsfähiger Teil eines Kraftwerks 10 Plural Blöcke Gehäuse für die Rollen des Flaschenzuges 11 Plural Blöcke Kern 4c 12 Plural Blöcke, selten Blocks Abschnitt als Einteilung der Zuschauerplätze in einem Stadion, Theater o. Ä.

 

Blockabschnitt

Block ab schnitt Substantiv, maskulin Eisenbahn , der |Bl o ckabschnitt |Streckenabschnitt, der nicht befahren werden darf, solange sich ein anderer Zug darauf befindet

 

Blockade

Blo cka de Substantiv, feminin , die |Block a de |die Blockade; Genitiv: der Blockade, Plural: die Blockaden zu blockieren 1 als [politisches ] Druckmittel eingesetzte militärische Absperrung aller Zufahrtswege eines Landes oder einer Stadt (besonders auf dem Seewege ) eine Blockade über ein Land verhängen | die Blockade aufheben 2 Blockierung, Sperrung eines Zugangs, Durchgangs o. Ä.3 Widerstand, Gegenmaßnahmen o. Ä., um etwas zu verhindern, aufzuhalten 4 besonders Medizin, Psychologie vorübergehender Ausfall bestimmter (geistiger ) Fähigkeiten 5 Druckwesen Stelle im Drucksatz, die durch Blockieren 6 angezeigt wird █6 besonders Fachsprache vorübergehender Ausfall bestimmter Funktionen

 

Blockadehaltung

Blo cka de hal tung Substantiv, feminin , die |Block a dehaltung |Plural selten auf Blockade 3 abzielende Haltung 2a der Minister forderte die Partei auf, ihre Blockadehaltung aufzugeben

 

Blockadepolitik

Blo cka de po li tik Substantiv, feminin , die |Block a depolitik |auf Blockade 3 abzielende Politik

 

Blockbildung

Block bil dung Substantiv, feminin besonders Politik , die |Bl o ckbildung |Bildung von Blöcken 4

 

Blockbuch

Block buch Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Bl o ckbuch |mit einzelnen Holzschnitten gedrucktes Buch des Spätmittelalters

 

Blockbuchstabe

Block buch sta be Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl o ckbuchstabe |Buchstabe der Blockschrift

 

Blockbuster

Block bus ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈblɔkbastɐ |der Blockbuster; Genitiv: des Blockbusters, Plural: die Blockbuster englisch, zu block (Block 3 ) und to bust = zerstören, zersprengen etwas, was außergewöhnlich erfolgreich ist, sich auf dem Markt 3 gut verkauft

 

blocken

blo cken schwaches Verb |bl o cken |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 Eisenbahn eine Strecke durch ein Blocksignal sperren 2 Jägersprache aufblocken 3 a Boxen, Ballspiele (einen gegnerischen Angriff, Schlag, Wurf, Schuss ) abfangen einen Angriff blocken b Ballspiele einen Gegenspieler, eine Gegenspielerin daran hindern, den Ball anzunehmen oder weiterzuspielen 4 süddeutsch bohnern 5 Jargon den Unterricht als Blockunterricht gestalten 6 zu Blocker = Jargonwort für: chemische Substanz, die bestimmte physiologische Vorgänge blockiert Medizin in der Entstehung hemmen, unterdrücken Entzündungen, Schmerzen blocken 7 umgangssprachlich frei halten, blockieren, reservieren ein Hotelzimmer, einen Termin [im Kalender ] blocken 8 EDV unterdrücken, blockieren Pop-ups blocken

 

Blocker

Blo cker Substantiv, maskulin süddeutsch , der |Bl o cker |Bohnerbesen

 

Blockflöte

Block flö te Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl o ckflöte |1 einfaches hölzernes Blasinstrument, dessen Windkanal im Mundstück durch einen Block 11 gebildet wird 2 a salopp abwertend Blockpartei in der DDR b salopp abwertend Mitglied einer Blockpartei in der DDR

 

blockförmig

block för mig Adjektiv |bl o ckförmig |die Form eines Blocks 1 aufweisend

 

blockfrei

block frei Adjektiv |bl o ckfrei |keinem Block 4a angehörend

 

Blockhaus

Block haus Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Bl o ckhaus |Lehnübersetzung von englisch blockhouse kleineres, einfaches Haus, dessen Wände aus waagerecht aufeinandergeschichteten Stämmen, Balken bestehen

 

Blockheizkraftwerk

Block heiz kraft werk Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Bl o ckheizkraftwerk |kleineres Kraftwerk, das über Kraft-Wärme -Kopplung einen größeren Häuserblock oder eine zusammenhängende Siedlung mit Strom und Wärme versorgt (Abkürzung: BHKW )

 

Blockhütte

Block hüt te Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl o ckhütte |kleines Blockhaus

 

blockieren

blo ckie ren schwaches Verb |block ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « französisch bloquer, zu: bloc = Klotz < mittelniederländisch bloc 1 durch eine Blockade, durch Abriegeln der Zufahrtswege einschließen, sperren, von der Außenwelt abschließen 2 a [ohne Absicht ] versperren, den Zugang, den Durchgang, die Durchfahrt unmöglich machen Autos blockierten die Straße | Streikposten blockierten die Fabriktore b das Fließen, die Zufuhr von etwas unterbinden, unterbrechen den Verkehr blockieren 3 (für eine gewisse Zeit ) außer Funktion setzen die Bremse blockiert die Räder 4 (von sich bewegenden Teilen einer Maschine, eines technischen Gerätes o. Ä.) sich nicht mehr drehen, nicht mehr arbeiten der Motor blockiert 5 durch Gegenmaßnahmen, Widerstand o. Ä. verhindern, aufhalten, ins Stocken bringen Verhandlungen blockieren 6 Druckwesen zu korrigierende Stellen im Satz mit auf den Kopf gestellten Drucktypen o. Ä. bezeichnen

 

Blockierer

Blo ckie rer Substantiv, maskulin , der |Block ie rer |der Blockierer; Genitiv: des Blockierers, Plural: die Blockierer jemand, der blockiert 1 1, 2 a, 2 b, 5 die Blockierer hatten sich an die Schienen gekettet

 

Blockiererin

Blo ckie re rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Block ie rerin |die Blockiererin; Genitiv: der Blockiererin, Plural: die Blockiererinnen weibliche Form zu Blockierer

 

Blockierung

Blo ckie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Block ie rung |die Blockierung; Genitiv: der Blockierung, Plural: die Blockierungen 1 das Blockieren; das Blockiertwerden 2 etwas, was etwas blockiert; Blockade

 

blockig

blo ckig Adjektiv |bl o ckig |klotzig

 

Blocking

Blo cking Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Bl o cking |das Blocking; Genitiv: des Blockings, Plural: die Blockings englisch Blockade 1 1 b

 

Blockmalz

Block malz Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Bl o ckmalz |das Blockmalz; Genitiv: des Blockmalzes Hustenbonbon [s ] aus Malzzucker

 

Blockpartei

Block par tei Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl o ckpartei |Partei, die mit anderen einen Block 4a bildet

 

Blockpolitik

Block po li tik Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl o ckpolitik |Politik eines von mehreren Parteien gebildeten Blocks 4a

 

Blocksatz

Block satz Substantiv, maskulin Druckwesen , der |Bl o cksatz | Schriftsatz 1 , bei dem durch unterschiedliche Wortzwischenräume gleich lange Zeilen entstehen

 

Blocksberg

Blocks berg Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl o cksberg |der Blocksberg; Genitiv: des Blocksberg [e ]s in der Volkssage für Brocken

 

Blockschokolade

Block scho ko la de Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl o ckschokolade |besonders zum Backen, Zubereiten von Soßen u. a. verwendete, meist bittere, ohne Milch hergestellte Schokolade in dickeren Tafeln oder Blöcken

 

Blockschrift

Block schrift Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl o ckschrift |lateinische Druckschrift mit gleichmäßig stark gezogenen, blockförmig erscheinenden Buchstaben

 

Blocksignal

Block si g nal, Block si gnal Substantiv, Neutrum Eisenbahn , das |Bl o cksignal |Signal für die Sperrung eines Blockabschnitts

 

Blockstaaten

Block staa ten Pluralwort , die |Bl o ckstaaten |Pluraletantum einen Block 4b bildende Staaten

 

Blockstelle

Block stel le Substantiv, feminin Eisenbahn , die |Bl o ckstelle |

 

Blockstunde

Block stun de Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl o ckstunde |Doppelstunde im Schulunterricht

 

Blockung

Blo ckung Substantiv, feminin , die |Bl o ckung |

 

Blockunterricht

Block un ter richt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bl o ckunterricht |Unterricht, bei dem für eine bestimmte Zeit mehrere oder alle Unterrichtsfächer ein bestimmtes Sachgebiet jeweils von ihrer Warte aus behandeln

 

Blockwart

Block wart Substantiv, maskulin nationalsozialistisch , der |Bl o ckwart |Vertrauensmann eines Blocks 7

 

Blockwerk

Block werk Substantiv, Neutrum Eisenbahn , das |Bl o ckwerk |Kontrollstelle für einen Streckenabschnitt

 

French Dictionary

blockbuster

blockbuster Anglicisme pour exposition, film à grand succès.

 

blockhaus

blockhaus n. m. inv. nom masculin invariable Ouvrage fortifié défensif. Prononciation Le o est ouvert, [blɔkos ] Note Orthographique block haus.

 

block heater

block heater Anglicisme pour chauffe-moteur.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

block

block /blɑk |blɔk /〖語源は 「丸太 (木の )切り株 」〗(名 )blockade 名詞 複 ～s /-s /C 1 (石 氷などの )かたまり ; 角材 ; ブロック ▸ huge blocks of ice [cheese ]氷 [チーズ ]の巨大なかたまり ▸ concrete blocks コンクリートブロック 2 ｟主に米 ｠街区 , ブロック 〘通りに囲まれた四角い区域 〙; 1ブロックの距離 ▸ take a walk around the block その区域を散歩する ▸ The bank is two blocks down the street .銀行はその道の2ブロック先です 3 ｟主に英 ｠(いくつかの部分に分かれた )大型ビル , 建物 ▸ a block of flats (大型 )マンション (｟米 ｠apartment building )▸ office blocks オフィスビル 4 (単位としての )一区画 , 一部分 ; (座席 債権 データなどの )ひとまとまり , ひと区切り ▸ a block of shares 一取引単位の株 (式 )▸ a two-hour block for a lesson 1レッスンにつき2時間 5 〖通例単数形で 〗(パイプや道路などの )流れを止めているもの, 障害 (物 ); 〘心 〙一時的に思考が停止した状態 ▸ a mental block 思考停止 ▸ a stumbling block to success 成功への障害 6 ｟豪 ニュージー ｠(一区画としての )広い土地 .7 〘コンピュ 〙ブロック 〘ディスク上の情報単位 〙.8 〖the ～〗断頭台 ; せり売り台 ▸ go on the block せり売りに出る 9 〖通例 ～s 〗積み木 .10 〘スポーツ 〙相手を妨げる行為, ブロック ; 〖～s 〗(短距離走の )スターティングブロック .11 〘印 〙版木 ; 金版 .12 滑車 ▸ a block and tackle 複滑車 have b è en ar ò und the bl ó ck ( a f è w [c ò uple of ] t í mes )｟米 くだけて ｠〈人が 〉その道ではベテラン [経験豊富 ]である .kn ò ck A's bl ò ck [h é ad ] ó ff ｟話 ｠A 〈人 〉をぶんなぐる (!しばしば脅迫に用いる ) .動詞 ～s /-s /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈障害物が 〉〈パイプ 狭い口 道路など 〉をせき止める , ふさぐ, 遮断する, …の流れを止める (up )▸ a blocked nose 鼻詰まり ▸ Fallen trees blocked the narrow road .倒れた木が狭い道をふさいだ ▸ block A's way [path ]A 〈人 〉の行く手をさえぎる 2 〈計画 行動など 〉を阻止する ; 〖～ A from doing 〗A 〈人 物 〉が …するのを阻む (prevent )▸ block HIV from invading cells HIVが細胞を侵すのを防ぐ 3 〈物が 〉〈光 視野など 〉をさえぎる (out )▸ A visor helps to block the sun .バイザーが日光を防いでくれる 4 〘経 〙〈通貨 〉を封鎖する, 凍結する .5 〘医 〙〈神経 〉を麻痺 （まひ ）させる , 〈感覚 刺激 〉を遮断する ▸ block the perception of pain 痛みの感覚を麻痺させる 6 〘スポーツ 〙〈相手の攻撃 球 〉を止める, 妨げる .7 〈帽子 服など 〉を型取りする .8 〘コンピュ 〙〈データ 〉をひとまとめにする .自動詞 〘スポーツ 〙相手の動きをブロックする .bl ò ck A í n [í n A ]1 A 〈自動車 〉が出られないような形で車を止める .2 ｟米 ｠A 〈物 〉を描き込む ; Aの色を入れる .3 A 〈計画など 〉の大筋を考える, 概略を立てる .bl ò ck A ó ff [ó ff A ]1 A 〈戸 道路など 〉をさえぎる, 完全にふさぐ .2 ｟主に米 ｠A 〈場所 〉 (の使用 )を限定する .bl ò ck A ó ut [ó ut A ]1 ＝block A in (3 ).2 A 〈光 〉をさえぎる .3 〈人が 〉A 〈考えなど 〉を追い出す ; 【思考から 】Aを追い出す «of » .bl ò ck A ú p A 〈穴など 〉を完全に閉じる [ふさぐ ].～̀ b ó oking ｟英 ｠(観客席などの )一括購入 .～̀ c á pitals 〖複数扱い 〗大文字 .～́ gr à nt 地方交付金 .～̀ l é tters 〖複数扱い 〗1 (活字の )ブロック体 .2 ＝block capitals .～̀ m ó untain 〘地 〙地塊山地 .～́ p à rty ｟米 ｠地区住民の祭り [パーティ ].～̀ v ó te ｟英 ｠ブロック投票 〘代表者がまとめて同一票を投じる制度 〙.

 

blockade

block ade /blɑkéɪd |blɔk -/〖語源は 「block (ふさぐ )ade (行為 )」〗名詞 複 ～s /-dz /C 〖通例単数形で 〗1 (港などの )封鎖 , 封鎖地域 ; 封鎖隊, 包囲軍 ▸ break a blockade 封鎖を強行突破する ▸ run the [a ] blockade 封鎖をかいくぐる ▸ impose [end, lift, raise ] an economic blockade 経済封鎖を行う [解く ]2 (警察などによる )道路封鎖 ; 通信 [経済 ]封鎖 ; (降雪などによる交通 道路などの )不通 .3 妨害 [障害 ](物 ).動詞 他動詞 〈場所 〉を封鎖する ; 〈港 道 〉を遮断する .

 

blockage

block age /blɑ́kɪdʒ |blɔ́k -/名詞 C U 妨害 (物 ), 封鎖 (する物 ).

 

blockbuster

bl ó ck b ù ster 名詞 C ｟くだけて ｠1 (映画 本 音楽の )大ヒット作 .2 (1区画を吹き飛ばすほどの )大型爆弾 ; 爆弾のように強力な物 [人 ].

 

blockbusting

bl ó ck b ù sting 名詞 U ｟主に米 ｠ブロックバスティング 〘黒人が転入してくると脅し, 白人に安く不動産を手放させる 〙.

 

blockhead

bl ó ck h è ad 名詞 C ｟くだけて ｠まぬけ, ばか者 .

 

blockhouse

bl ó ck h ò use 名詞 C 1 (銃眼のある )小さな要塞 （さい ）, 丸太防塞 .2 (ロケット発射基地の )管制室 .3 角材家屋 .

 

blockish

bl ó ck ish /-ɪʃ /形容詞 鈍感な ; ばかな ; 木塊に似た .～ness 名詞