Herblock

[ hur-blok ]

/ ˈhɜr blɒk /

noun

Herbert Lawrence Block.

Definition for herblock (2 of 2)

Block

[ blok ]

/ blɒk /

noun

Herbert LawrenceHerblock,1909–2001, U.S. cartoonist.

British Dictionary definitions for herblock

block

/ (blɒk) /

noun

a large solid piece of wood, stone, or other material with flat rectangular sides, as for use in building

any large solid piece of wood, stone, etc, usually having at least one face fairly flat

such a piece on which particular tasks may be done, as chopping, cutting, or beheading

Also called: building block one of a set of wooden or plastic cubes as a child's toy

a form on which things are shaped or displayed a wig block

slang a person's head (esp in the phrase knock someone's block off)

do one's block Australian and NZ slang to become angry

a dull, unemotional, or hardhearted person

a large building of offices, flats, etc

a group of buildings in a city bounded by intersecting streets on each side
the area or distance between such intersecting streets

Australian and NZ an area of land for a house, farm, etc

Australian and NZ a log, usually a willow, fastened to a timber base and used in a wood-chopping competition

an area of land, esp one to be divided for building or settling

See cylinder block

a piece of wood, metal, or other material having an engraved, cast, or carved design in relief, used either for printing or for stamping book covers, etc
British a letterpress printing plate, esp one mounted type-high on wood or metal

a casing housing one or more freely rotating pulleys See also block and tackle

on the block mainly US and Canadian up for auction

the act of obstructing or condition of being obstructed, as in sports

an obstruction or hindrance

pathol

interference in the normal physiological functioning of an organ or part
See heart block
See nerve block

psychol a short interruption of perceptual or thought processes

obstruction of an opponent in a sport

a section or quantity, as of tickets or shares, handled or considered as a single unit
(as modifier)a block booking; block voting

a stretch of railway in which only one train may travel at a time
(as modifier)a block signal

an unseparated group of four or more postage stamps Compare strip 1 (def. 3)

a pad of paper

computing a group of words treated as a unit of data on a tape, disk, etc

athletics short for starting block

cricket a mark made near the popping crease by a batsman to indicate his position in relation to the wicket

a chip off the old block informal a person who resembles one of his or her parents in behaviour

verb (mainly tr)

to shape or form (something) into a block

to fit with or mount on a block

to shape by use of a block to block a hat

(often foll by up) to obstruct (a passage, channel, etc) or prevent or impede the motion or flow of (something or someone) by introducing an obstacle to block the traffic; to block up a pipe

to impede, retard, or prevent (an action, procedure, etc)

to stamp (a title, design, etc) on (a book cover, etc) by means of a block (see sense 12), esp using gold leaf or other foil

(esp of a government or central bank) to limit the use or conversion of assets or currency

(also intr) sport to obstruct or impede movement by (an opponent)

(intr) to suffer a psychological block

to interrupt a physiological function, as by use of an anaesthetic

(also intr) cricket to play (a ball) defensively

Derived forms of block

blocker, noun

Word Origin for block

C14: from Old French bloc, from Dutch blok; related to Old High German bloh

Medical definitions for herblock

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 herblock

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 herblock

block

see chip off the old block; knock someone's block off; on the block; stumbling block.

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Herblock

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Definition for herblock (2 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for herblock

noun

verb (mainly tr)

Derived forms of block

Word Origin for block

Medical definitions for herblock

n.

v.

Other words from block

Scientific definitions for herblock

Idioms and Phrases with herblock