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 batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
Violent and general destruction.
The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.
A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
A single action of sweeping.
The person who steers a dragon boat.
A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.
An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.
In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
Any of the blades of a windmill.
A chimney sweep.
The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
To clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines.
To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
To strike with a long stroke.
To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
To travel quickly.
To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
To search (a place) methodically.
To draw or drag something over.
To play a sweep shot.
To vacuum a carpet or rug.
To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.