block: signification et définitions
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Something that obstructs; an obstacle.
A solid piece of a hard substance, such as wood, having one or more flat sides.
Such a piece used as a construction member or as a support.
Such a piece upon which chopping or cutting is done: a butcher's block.
Such a piece upon which persons are beheaded.
One of a set of small wooden or plastic pieces, such as a cube, bar, or cylinder, used as a building toy.
Printing A large amount of text.
A stand from which articles are displayed and sold at an auction: Many priceless antiques went on the block.
A mold or form on which an item is shaped or displayed: a hat block.
A substance, such as wood or stone, that has been prepared for engraving.
A pulley or a system of pulleys set in a casing.
A set of like items, such as shares of stock, sold or handled as a unit.
A group of four or more unseparated postage stamps forming a rectangle.
Canadian A group of townships in an unsurveyed area.
A usually rectangular section of a city or town bounded on each side by consecutive streets.
A segment of a street bounded by consecutive cross streets and including its buildings and inhabitants.
A large building divided into separate units, such as apartments.
A length of railroad track controlled by signals.
Sports An act of bodily obstruction, as of a player or ball.
Football Legal interference with an opposing player to clear the path of the ball carrier.
Medicine Interruption or obstruction of a physiological function: nerve block.