block

Definition

noun
  1. the stopping of a function
  2. something which obstructs
  3. a large piece of something
    Example A block of wood fell on his foot.
  4. a period of time
    Example The training is in two three-hour blocks.
  5. one of the different buildings forming a section of a hospital
    Examples The patient is in Block 2, Ward 7. • She is having treatment in the physiotherapy block.
verb
  • to fill the space in something and stop other things passing through it
    Examples The artery was blocked by a clot. • He swallowed a piece of plastic which blocked his oesophagus.
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