block
noun
/blɑk/
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/blɒk/
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- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
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block,
kloss
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- 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.
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kvarter
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- 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.
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kubbe,
block,
huggkubbe
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- A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
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kubbe,
huggkubbe
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- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
- (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
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block
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- Something that prevents something from passing.
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blockering,
hinder,
stopp
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knopp,
skalle
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block
verb
/blɑk/
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/blɒk/
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- (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
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blockera
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- (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
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blockera,
förhindra
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- (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
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förhindra
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- (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
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blocka,
blockera
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