block

Definizione monolingua

block

block (third-person singular simple present blocks, present participle blocking, simple past and past participle blocked)

1. (transitive) To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.

   The pipe is blocked.

2. (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.

   Youre blocking the road - I cant get through.

3. (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).

   His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss.

4. (transitive, sports) To impede an opponent.

   He blocked the basketball players shot.

   The offensive linemen tried to block the blitz.

5. (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors.

   It was very difficult to block this scene convincingly.

6. (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
7. (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
8. (transitive) To disable communication via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with an undesirable someone.

   I tried to message, but you blocked me!

9. (computing) (intransitive) To wait.

   When the condition expression is false, the thread blocks on the condition variable.

10. (transitive) to shape or mould [a hat] into the desired shape.

block (plural blocks)

1. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.

   A block of ice.

   A block of stone.

2. A cuboid of wood, plastic or other material used as a base on which to cut something.

   Anne Boleyn placed her head on the block and awaited her execution.

3. A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets

   Im going for a walk around the block.

4. A residential building consisting of flats.

   A block of flats.

5. The distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.

   The place you are looking for is two long blocks east and one short block north.

6. (slang) The human head.

   Ill knock your block off.

7. A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end.

   A block of 100 tickets.

8. (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster).
9. (computing) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
10. (rigging) A case with one or more sheaves/pulleys, used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example, as part of the rigging of a sailing ship.
11. (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
12. Something that prevents something from passing (see blockage).

    Theres a block in the pipe that means the water cant get through.

13. (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
    • 2011 February 12, Oliver Brett, “Sunderland 1 - 2 Tottenham”, BBC:

      The match proved an unedifying spectacle until Spurs won a corner following their first move of real quality, John Mensah making an important block with Jermain Defoe poised to strike.

14. (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
15. (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
16. (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
17. A section of split logs used as fuel.

Definizione dizionario block

	blocco
	a cuboid piece
	something that prevents passing
	Un pezzo compatto di un materiale, solitamente solido, specialmente quando deve venire lavorato.
	A compact piece of substantial material, usually solid, especially when to be further processed and worked upon.
	Un settore o un gruppo di settori che funzionano come la più piccola unità, la quale si può operare.
	A sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted to be operated on.
	A Transact-SQL statement enclosed by BEGIN and END.

	bloccare
	to prevent an action
	to prevent passing
	to fill
	Usare la propria influenza o i propri diritti, per evitare che venga fatto qualcosa.
	To use ones influence or rights to prevent something from being done.
	A Transact-SQL statement enclosed by BEGIN and END.

	cubo
	a cuboid piece
	Forma tridimezionale con sei lati rettangolari.
	Polyhedron with six rectangular faces

	ceppo
	a base for cutting
	Un pezzo di legno tagliato, in generale abbastanza piccolo per poterlo bruciare.
	A chopped piece of wood, usually small enough to put on a fire.

	isolato
	a group of buildings demarcated by streets
	Edificio o insieme di edifici contornati da tutti i lati da strade relativamente amplie di forma quadrata o rettangolare.
	A building or set of buildings, surrounded on all sides by relatively wide streets in a roughly square or rectangular manner.

	blochetto
	a set of paper sheets

	ingorgo
	something that prevents passing

	ostruire
	Rendere il passaggio impossibile a causa di un ostruzione fisica.
	To make passage impossible by physical obstruction.

	stoppare
	impeding action

	avere un blocco
	Essere incapaci di ricordare
	To be unable to remember.

	blocco cilindri
	Struttura metallica che contiene i cilindri e conduttori di raffreddamento di un motore.
	A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine.

	carrucola
	Arnese composto da un insieme di ruote attorno alle quali è avvolta una corda; tale arnese serve ad alzare o muovere un peso agilmente.
	A tool, consisting of a set of wheels around which a rope is led, meant to lift or move a load more lightly.

	intasatura
	Un'ostruzione in un tubo o conduttura.
	An obstruction in a pipe or tube.

	modulo
	Unità di educazione, come un'insieme di corsi.
	An educational unit, such as a set of courses.

	puleggia
	Arnese composto da un insieme di ruote attorno alle quali è avvolta una corda; tale arnese serve ad alzare o muovere un peso agilmente.
	A tool, consisting of a set of wheels around which a rope is led, meant to lift or move a load more lightly.

arrestare

asserragliare

barriera

bozzello

cliché

controllare

disturbare

fermare

impedire

ingombrare

intasamento

intasare

intercettare

interrompere

legno

massa

masso

nascondere

occludere

ostacolare

ostruzione

otturare

paranco

prevenire

ritardare

sbarrare

tenere

tronco

Altri significati:

data storage unit

block (a road, etc.)

(transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).

physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape)

Something that prevents something from passing (see blockage).

(sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).

(volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.

(transitive, sports) To impede an opponent.

(computing) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.

The distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.

(philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.

(computing) (intransitive) To wait.

A residential building consisting of flats.

block (i.e. chopping block)

(chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.

part of a ship's rigging

(rigging) A case with one or more sheaves/pulleys, used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example, as part of the rigging of a sailing ship.

A section of split logs used as fuel.

A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets

(transitive) To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.

(transitive) to shape or mould [a hat] into the desired shape.

block (of land)

A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end.

(transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.

volleyball

(slang) The human head.

(computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster).

A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.

(transitive) To disable communication via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with an undesirable someone.

(transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.

the distance from one street to another

block (up)

(cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.

head

A cuboid of wood, plastic or other material used as a base on which to cut something.

block (of wood)

(transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors.

(intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.