To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
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 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 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 shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
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 prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something).
To place a seal on (a document).
To confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife.
To guarantee.
To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visible damage.
To close securely to prevent leakage.
To place in a sealed container.
To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls.
To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality.
To form a sacred commitment.
To hunt seals.
To place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after an adjournment.
To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement or plaster, etc.
To close by means of a seal.
To fry (meat) at a high temperature to retain the juices.
An impression of such stamp on wax, paper or other material used for sealing.
A bearing representing a creature something like a walrus.
Anything that secures or authenticates.
A tight closure, secure against leakage.
Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design.
A chakra.
A design or insignia usually associated with an organization or an official role.
Confirmation or approval, or an indication of this.
A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.
Something designed to prevent liquids or gases from leaking through a joint.
A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.