Idioms for block
put/go on the block,
to offer or be offered for sale at auction: to put family heirlooms on the block.
Origin of block
1275–1325; Middle English
blok log, stump (< Middle French
bloc) < Middle Dutch
blok; perhaps akin to
balk
OTHER WORDS FROM block
block·a·ble, adjective re·block, verb (used with object) sub·block, noun un·blocked, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH block
bloc blockWords nearby block
Definition for block (2 of 2)
Block
[ blok ]
/ blɒk /
noun
Herbert LawrenceHerblock,1909–2001,
U.S. cartoonist.
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British Dictionary definitions for block
block
/ (blɒk) /
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of block
blocker, nounWord Origin for block
C14: from Old French
bloc, from Dutch
blok; related to Old High German
bloh
Medical definitions for block
block
[ blŏk ]
n.
Interruption, especially obstruction, of a normal physiological function.
Interruption, complete or partial, permanent or temporary, of the passage of a nervous impulse.
Atrioventricular block.
Sudden cessation of speech or a thought process without an immediate observable cause, sometimes considered a consequence of repression.
v.
To arrest passage through; obstruct.
Other words from block
block′age (blŏk′ĭj) n.Scientific definitions for block
block and tackle
[ blŏk ]
An arrangement of pulleys and ropes used to reduce the amount of force needed to move heavy loads. One pulley is attached to the load, and rope or chains connect this pulley to a fixed pulley. Each pulley may have multiple grooves or wheels for the rope to pass over numerous times. Pulling the rope or chain slowly draws the load-bearing pulley toward the fixed one with high mechanical advantage.
Idioms and Phrases with block
block
see chip off the old block; knock someone's block off; on the block; stumbling block.