BLOCK

A square or portion of a city or town inclosed by streets, whether partially or wholly occupied by buildings or containing only vacant lots. Ottawa v. Barney, 10 Kan. 270; Fraser v. Ott, 95 Cal. 661, 30 Pac. 7938; State v. Deffes, 44 La. Ann. 164, 10 South. 597; Todd v. Railroad Co., 78 Ill. 530; [arrison v. People, 195 Il. 466, 63 N. EB. 191.

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. Now all our neighbors' chimneys smoke, And Christmas blocks are burning. Wither. All her labor was but as a block Left in the quarry. Tennyson. The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded. Noble heads which have been brought to the block. E. Everett. The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped. Hence: The pattern on shape of a hat. He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat; it ever changes with the next block. Shak. 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. The new city was laid out in rectangular blocks, each block containing thirty building lots. Such an average block, comprising 282 houses and covering nine acres of ground, exists in Oxford Street. Lond. Quart. Rev. 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. [Obs.] What a block art thou ! Shak. A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below. A block of shares (Stock Exchange), a large number of shares in a stock company, sold in a lump. Bartlett. -- Block printing. (a) A mode of printing (common in China and Japan) from engraved boards by means of a sheet of paper laid on the linked surface and rubbed with a brush. S. W. Williams. (b) A method of printing cotton cloth and paper hangings with colors, by pressing them upon an engraved surface coated with coloring matter. -- Block system on railways, a system by which the track is divided into sections of three or four miles, and trains are so run by the guidance of electric signals that no train enters a section or block before the preceding train has left it.

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. With moles . . . would block the port. Rowe. A city . . . besieged and blocked about. Milton. 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. To block out, to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out; as, to block out a plan.

A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading. | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn. | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped. | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | A piece of hard wood on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted. | 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 substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | A section of split logs used as fuel. | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape. | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | The perch on which a bird of prey is kept. | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. | In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square. | A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular. | A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular. | A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape. | A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular. | A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof. | A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit. | A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit. | A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors. | A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit. | A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop. | A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit. | A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message. | A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit. | A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions. | A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit. | A section of a railroad where the block system is used. | A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit. | A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane). | A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit. | A yeargroup at Eton College. | A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets. | 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. | A cuboid or approximately cuboid building. | A cuboid or approximately cuboid building. | A cellblock. | Something that prevents something from passing. | Something that prevents something from passing. | Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes. | Something that prevents something from passing. | Any point on the board where two or more men rest, and consequently an opponent may not land. | Something that prevents something from passing. | An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck). | Something that prevents something from passing. | An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck). | A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground. | Something that prevents something from passing. | An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck). | The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket. | Something that prevents something from passing. | An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck). | A blockhole. | Something that prevents something from passing. | An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck). | The popping crease. | Something that prevents something from passing. | An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck). | A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court. | Something that prevents something from passing. | An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck). | The portion of the movement where a gymnast pushes off the vault. | Something that prevents something from passing. | A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar. | The human head. | Solitary confinement. | A blockhead; a stupid person; a dolt.

To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass. | To prevent (something or someone) from passing. | To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something). | To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play). | To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film). | To hit with a block. | To play a block shot. | To bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar. | To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.). | To wait for some condition to become true. | To shape, stretch, or mould knitted items, hats, books (and book covers), shoes, etc. | To shape or sketch out roughly. | To experience mental block or creative block. | To knock the hat of (a person) down over their eyes.

Misspelling of bloc.