block

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
2. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
3. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
4. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
5. (dated) A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
6. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
7. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
8. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
9. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
10. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
11. A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
12. A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
13. A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
14. A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
15. A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
16. A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
17. A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
18. A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
19. A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
20. A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
21. A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
22. A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
23. A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
24. A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
25. A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
26. Something that prevents something from passing.
27. Something that prevents something from passing.
28. Something that prevents something from passing.
29. Something that prevents something from passing.
30. Something that prevents something from passing.
31. Something that prevents something from passing.
32. Something that prevents something from passing.
33. Something that prevents something from passing.
34. Something that prevents something from passing.
35. Something that prevents something from passing.
36. Something that prevents something from passing.
37. (slang) The human head.
38. (UK) Solitary confinement.
39. (obsolete) A blockhead; a stupid person; a dolt.

Verb

1. (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
2. (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
3. (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
4. (transitive) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
5. (transitive) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
6. (transitive) To hit with a block.
7. (intransitive) To play a block shot.
8. (transitive) To bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
9. (transitive) To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
10. (intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
11. (transitive) To stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape.
12. (transitive) To shape or sketch out roughly.
13. (intransitive) To experience mental block or creative block.
14. (obsolete, slang, transitive) To knock the hat of (a person) down over their eyes.

Konzepte

Block

blockieren

Klotz

Häuserblock

verstopfen

aufhalten

sperren

abblocken

hindern

absperren

Klischee

versperren

verstellen

behindern

Holzklotz

Verstopfung

stopfen

verhindern

zustopfen

pfropfen

hemmen

festhalten

Scheit

zustellen

Quader

Straße

den Weg versperren

Holzscheit

Trakt

Stadtviertel

Wohnblock

Würfel

💀

Holzspan

verbauen

Unterbrechung einer Leitung

Blockstein

Hohlblockstein

Hohllochziegel

Mutterstock

Wildlage

Häusergruppe

Landmasse

mit einem Siegel versehen

Motorblock

Gien

Salzblock

Talje

Quadratschädel

Baublock

Halbholz

Synonyme

obstruct

hinder

stop

🛑

bar

impede

prevent

obstruction

clog

blockade

log

check

thwart

stop up

choke

plug

barrier

pulley

barricade

blocking

jam

stymie

obstacle

stoppage

intercept

parry

close

block up

hamper

halt

hindrance

stuff

forbid

cover

stymy

blockage

cut off

shut

batch

seal

🦭

congest

block off

stump

hurdle

impediment

choke up

occlude

pad

draw a blank

oppose

section

Übersetzungen

blocco

bloc

bloquer

bloccare

bloque

blok

barrer

bloquear

blocar

boucher

billot

blocage

ostruire

bloco

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/blɒk/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: blok

Verwandt mit Old Frisian: blok

Verwandt mit Old Saxon: blok

Verwandt mit Althochdeutsch: bloh

Verwandt mit Altenglisch: bolca

Verwandt mit Altnordisch: bǫlkr

In summary

From Middle English blok (“log, stump, solid piece”), from Old French bloc (“log, block”), from Middle Dutch blok (“treetrunk”), from Old Dutch *blok (“log”), from Proto-West Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic *blukką (“beam, log”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“thick plank, beam, pile, prop”). Cognate with Old Frisian blok, Old Saxon blok, Old High German bloh, bloc (“block”), Old English bolca (“gangway of a ship, plank”), Old Norse bǫlkr (“divider, partition”). More at balk. See also bloc, bulk.