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block noun

  /blɑk/ , /blɒk/
  • A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
  • A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
  • (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
  • (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
  • (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
 bloque
  • A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
 bloque, bloqueta
  • A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
  • The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
 manzana, cuadra
  • A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
 block

block verb

  /blɑk/ , /blɒk/
  • (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
  • (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
 bloquear, atorar, impedir, obstruir
  • (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
 bloquear, impedir
  • (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
 bloquear, impedir, taponar
  • (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
 bloquear, atascar, obstruir
  • (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
 bloquear

blocked adjective

  /blɑkt/ , /blɒkt/
  • Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.
 bloqueado, cerrado, cortado, estancado, obstruido, tapado
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