🧱block

noun, verb
/blɑːk/

Meaning

A solid piece of hard material; to stop movement or progress.
to obstruct; to prevent passage or progress

Example Sentences

The police blocked the road after the accident.

The fallen tree blocks the road.

Example Expressions

writer's block

Synonyms

obstruct, stop, hinder, barrier, cube, barricade, impede
Entry 1
obstruct, stop, hinder, barrier, cube
Entry 2
obstruct, barricade, impede, stop

Antonyms

allow, permit, unblock, clear, open
Entry 1
allow, permit, unblock
Entry 2
clear, open, allow, permit

Collocations

block the road, building block, apartment block, block out, block access, block traffic, block view, block progress
Entry 1
block the road, building block, apartment block, block out
Entry 2
block access, block traffic, block view, block progress

More Example Sentences

My nose is blocked.

He was shocked to find his account blocked.

I have lost my debit card — I want to block it.

I have lost my credit card, I want to get it blocked.

The roadblock stopped travelers from using this route anymore.

You can think of blockchain as a digital ledger that everyone can see.

Blockchain technology can make financial transactions more transparent and secure.

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks and arrive at his hotel safely

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper so the tourist can walk the last few blocks and arrive at his hotel safely feeling grateful for the unexpected kindness of strangers in a new place.

Related Vocabularies

a bicycle or motorcycle; to ride a bicycle
an official order or command; to give someone authority to act in a certain way
a visible mass of condensed water vapor in the sky; to make something less clear
The strong effect or influence that something has on a situation or person.
A reduction in the usual price of something; to reduce the price of something.
the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

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