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How to sign: a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
Similiar / Same: pulley, pulley-block
Categories: machine, simple machine
Within this category: bollock, fairlead, idle pulley
How to sign: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
"His brother blocked him at every turn";
Similiar / Same: obstruct, blockade, stymie, stymy, hinder, embarrass
Categories: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
Within this category: bottleneck, check, filibuster, hang, stonewall
How to sign: a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
"the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked";
Similiar / Same: engine block, cylinder block
How to sign: (American football) the act of obstructing someone's path with your body
"he threw a rolling block into the line backer";
Similiar / Same: blocking, interference
Categories: obstruction
Within this category: trap block
