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1: a compact usu. solid piece of substantial material esp. when worked or altered to serve a particular purpose: as a: the piece of wood on which the neck of a person condemned to be beheaded is laid for execution b: a mold or form on which articles are shaped or displayed c: a hollow rectangular building unit usually of artificial material d: a lightweight usually cubical and solid wooden or plastic building toy that is usually provided in sets e: the casting that contains the cylinders of an internal combustion engine f: starting block2 a: obstacle b: an obstruction of an opponent's play in sports
; especially : a halting or impeding of the progress or movement of an opponent in football by use of the body c
(1): interruption of normal physiological function (as of a tissue or organ)
; especially : heart block
(2): local anesthesia (as by injection) produced by interruption of the flow of impulses along a nerve d: interruption or cessation especially of train of thought by competing thoughts or psychological suppression
— compare writer's block3slang : head 1 <threatened to knock his block off>4: a wooden or metal case enclosing one or more pulleys and having a hook, eye, or strap by which it may be attached5: a piece of material (as wood or linoleum) having on its surface a hand-cut design from which impressions are to be printed6 a
(1): a usually rectangular space (as in a city) enclosed by streets and occupied by or intended for buildings
(2): the distance along one of the sides of such a block b
(1): a large building divided into separate functional units
(2): a line of row houses
(3): a distinctive part of a building or integrated group of buildings7: a platform from which property is sold at auction8 a: a quantity, number, or section of things dealt with as a unit b: bloc 2
— on the block
: for sale
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