block
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Sense: Noun: mass with flat surfaces
Synonyms:
slab Collocations, cube, brick Collocations, square Collocations, piece Collocations, chunk Collocations, segment, hunk Collocations, bar Collocations, ingot, slice Collocations, loaf Collocations, clod, oblong, section Collocations, stone Collocations, end Collocations, lump Collocations
Sense: Noun: clump of buildings
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square Collocations, building Collocations, complex Collocations, terrace Collocations, terraced houses, terraced housing, row housing, row houses, row Collocations, city square
Sense: Noun: distance between streets
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Sense: Noun: group
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group Collocations, batch Collocations, collection Collocations, lot Collocations, bunch Collocations, cluster Collocations, array Collocations, passel
Sense: Noun: obstruction
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obstruction, hindrance Collocations, impediment, obstacle Collocations, barrier Collocations, jam Collocations, stoppage, bar Collocations, wall Collocations, blockade, blockage, stumbling block, mental block, roadblock
Sense: Noun: obstruction in sports
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charge Collocations, tackle Collocations, check Collocations, body check, body block, obstruction, pick Collocations, parry, deflection
Sense: Noun: surface for chopping
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chopping board, chopping surface, cutting board, butcher's block, butcher block, chopping block
Sense: Noun: pulley
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pulley, lift Collocations, wheel Collocations, hoist Collocations, rope-block, chain-block, pulley block
Sense: Verb: impede
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impede Collocations, obstruct, prevent Collocations, close off, bar Collocations, hinder Collocations, stop Collocations, plug Collocations, check Collocations, clog Collocations, shut off, head off, get in the way of, blockade, hamper Collocations, stifle Collocations, halt Collocations, stem Collocations, staunch, stanch, stave off, keep sth/sb in check, restrict Collocations, restrain Collocations, blot out, repress, interfere with, thwart Collocations, foil Collocations, frustrate
Sense: Verb: impede play in sports
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throw a block, tackle Collocations, charge Collocations, deflect, check Collocations, parry, save Collocations, repel, block out, take sb out of play, set a pick
Sense: Verb: shape
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press Collocations, shape Collocations, reshape, form Collocations, mold Collocations, mould , sculpt