A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
a block of ice; a block of stone
A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
a block of text; a block of colour; a block of land
Misspelling of bloc.
A surname.
The major themes in Francesca Lia Block's books include the necessity of love and the acceptance of and celebration of racial and sexual difference.
An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.
An unincorporated community in Miami County, Kansas, United States.
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 Pro...
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To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
A broken-down car is blocking the traffic.
To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss.