Finnish Meaning of block

lohko

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Definitions and Meaning of block in English

Wordnet

block (n)

a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings

a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit

housing in a large building that is divided into separate units

(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted

an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension

a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine

an obstruction in a pipe or tube

a platform from which an auctioneer sells

the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

Wordnet

block (v)

render unsuitable for passage

hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

stop from happening or developing

interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

run on a block system

interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia

shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block

obstruct

block passage through

support, secure, or raise with a block

impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

be unable to remember

shape by using a block

shape into a block or blocks

prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

Webster

block (v. t.)

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.

The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded.

The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.

The pattern or shape of a hat.

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.

A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not.

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.

The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.

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

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

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

A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.

A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See system, below.

Webster

block (n.)

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.

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.

To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.

In Australia, one of the large lots into which public land, when opened to settlers, is divided by the government surveyors.

The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.

A block hole.

The popping crease.

FAQs About the word block

lohko

a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides), a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings,

Taulukko,kokoonpano,erä,nippu,klöntti,klusteri,kokoelma,Tähdistö,ryhmä,ryhmittely

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bloch => Bloch, blocage => tukos, blocadren => Blocadren, bloc => Lohko, blobber-lipped => Paksule huulille,