Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective closed to traffic.
- adjective at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions.
- adjective unusable because of some obstruction.
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- adjective
obstructed impeding general movement. - adjective
obstructed impeding total flow in a pipe, etc. - verb Past tense and past participle of to
block .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective closed to traffic
- adjective completely obstructed or closed off
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Examples
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From today, brands can request to have their name blocked from use with the new suffix, which goes live next year.
BBC News - Home 2011
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But more seriously, I think times when a story begins to bog down and I feel "blocked" is most often due to something intrinsically wrong with the scene or character or point of view I'm working on.
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You spend four or so years in "blocked" college time, serene in the knowledge that nothing will change (short of failure, which is of the catastrophic/sublime mode).
Archive 2003-05-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2003
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You spend four or so years in "blocked" college time, serene in the knowledge that nothing will change (short of failure, which is of the catastrophic/sublime mode).
notes from the peanut gallery Dean Francis Alfar 2003
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-- F Matt Sauey led the team in blocked shots and was also one of six players who averaged between 7.6 and 8.9 ppg.
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The Nittany Lions finished at the bottom of the conference in blocked shots and steals.
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I never heard that the arugula and cilantro that are supposedly blocked is the main problem.
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Chism also paced the team in blocked shots with 48.
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Sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube remain blocked, as they have been since Iran's political turmoil began following the disputed June 12 presidential election.
Iran Uprising Blogging: Week Of July 20 The Huffington Post News Team 2009
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-- F Caleb Palkert played just 12 minutes per game but still finished second on the team in blocked shots with 22.
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