block
noun
/blɑk/
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/blɒk/
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- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- 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.
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
- A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
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blok
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- The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
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blok,
straat
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kop
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- Something that prevents something from passing.
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verstopping
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block
verb
/blɑk/
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/blɒk/
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- (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
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blokkeren,
versperren
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- (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
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verstoppen
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- (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent's play).
- (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
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verhinderen,
tegenhouden
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