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Definition of blocks

Block
Block Block, n. 1. In Australia, one of the large lots into which public land, when opened to settlers, is divided by the government surveyors. 2. (Cricket) (a) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket. (b) A block hole. (c) The popping crease. [R.] Back blocks, Australian pastoral country which is remote from the seacoast or from a river.
Block
Block Block, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Blocking.] [Cf. F. bloquer, fr. bloc block. See Block, n.] 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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.

Meaning of block from wikipedia

- block may refer to: administrative subdivisions : a city block , the smallest area that is surrounded by streets. block (country subdivision),
- a city block, urban block or simply block is a central element of urban planning and urban design . a city block is the smallest area that
- in basketball , a block (short for blocked shot), not to be confused with blocking , occurs when a defensive player legally deflects a
- the community development block (c.d.block सामुदायिक विकास खंड. is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in india .
- a tower block, high-rise, residential towers apartment tower, office tower, apartment block, or block of flats, is a tall building or
- while it's obvious that a block was a success when the attacker is roofed, a block that consistently forces the attacker away from his or
- in cryptography , a block cipher is a deterministic algorithm operating on fixed-length groups of bit s, called blocks, with an unvarying
- a cylinder block is an integrated structure comprising the cylinder(s) of a reciprocating engine and often some or all of their
- a brick is a block or a single unit of a ceramic material used in masonry construction. typically bricks are stacked together or laid as
- in some instances, tehsils are called 'blocks' (panchayat union blocks and although they may on occasion share the same area with a