A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar.
A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
A cellblock.
The popping crease.
A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster).
Solitary confinement.
A section of split logs used as fuel.
A blockhole.
A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
Something that prevents something from passing.
A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane).
The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
The human head.
A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
A roughly cuboid building.
A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
To hit with a block.
To wait for some condition to become true.
To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
To bar (someone undesirable) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
To play a block shot.
To stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape.
To shape or sketch out roughly.
To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
To impede (an opponent or opponent's play).
To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.
An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
Desire or interest.
A stroke made with a driver.
An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
An act of driving (prompting) livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
A driveway.
A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product, e.g. by offering a discount.
A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
A straight level shot or pass.
An act of driving (prompting) game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
A type of public roadway.
A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward thusly, to compel to move on, to coerce, intimidate or threaten.
To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
To hit the ball with a drive.
To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
To move forcefully.
To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
To move (something) by hitting it with great force.
To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
To operate (an aircraft).
To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one's state of mind.
To cause animals to flee out of.
To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
(especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
To cause to become.
To compel (to do something).
To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
To be the dominant party in a sex act.