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The correct spelling is block.
How to pronounce block
/blɒk/
nounIPA: /blɒk/
Say it like: Blo-k
The correct spelling is block. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. For example: "a block of ice"
Usage Examples
“a block of ice”
“Anne Boleyn placed her head on the block and awaited her execution.”
“I'm going for a walk around the block.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- 2.A chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- 3.A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- 4.A residential building consisting of flats.
- 5.The distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
verb
- 1.To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- 2.To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- 3.To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- 4.To impede an opponent.
- 5.To specify the positions and movements of the actors.
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