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[{'id': 'ea74ca1f37', 'def': 'to hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of', 'example': 'They blocked me at every turn.', 'synonyms': ['blockade', 'stymie', 'stymy', 'hinder', 'obstruct', 'embarrass'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'aa4d60726b', 'def': 'to stop from happening or developing', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'After reading the fine print, I blocked the deal.', 'synonyms': ['halt', 'stop', 'kibosh'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'eccacb5514', 'def': "the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements", 'synonyms': ['blocking'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '00bfb973c4', 'def': 'a platform from which an auctioneer sells', 'example': 'they put their paintings on the block', 'synonyms': ['auction block'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '213f45e558', 'def': 'a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)', 'example': 'the pyramids were built with large stone blocks', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'f2178d79e5', 'def': 'housing in a large building that is divided into separate units', 'example': 'there is a block of classrooms in the west wing', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '1a7ee7cf80', 'def': 'an obstruction in a pipe or tube', 'example': 'we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe', 'synonyms': ['closure'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '87a724d0ee', 'def': 'a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine', 'example': 'the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked', 'synonyms': ['engine block', 'cylinder block'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'cd46b1b787', 'def': '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', 'synonyms': ['pulley', 'pulley-block', 'pulley block'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '63d50414ef', 'def': 'an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do', 'synonyms': ['mental block'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': 'a44a67d1b3', 'def': 'a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit', 'example': 'I reserved a large block of seats.', 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '5591615926', 'def': 'a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings', 'example': 'I live in the next block.', 'synonyms': ['city block'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '9f605ab814', 'def': '(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted', 'example': "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably", 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '71786545b8', 'def': 'a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides', 'synonyms': ['cube'], 'speech_part': 'noun'}, {'id': '1f3965553d', 'def': 'to prohibit the conversion or use of assets', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'Their assets were blocked by the government. .', 'synonyms': ['freeze', 'immobilize', 'immobilise'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '9e77f72d1a', 'def': 'to shape into a block or blocks', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I blocked the graphs so they could see the results clearly.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '8dc81f2c45', 'def': 'to shape by using a block', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I blocked the hat to stretch it into the proper shape.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '9489997c27', 'def': 'to be unable to remember', 'example': 'I blocked the memory.', 'synonyms': ['blank out', 'forget', 'draw a blank'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '4a484969f4', 'def': 'to interfere with or prevent the reception of signals', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': "Our neighbor's tree is blocking our satellite.", 'synonyms': ['jam'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '5e6661550c', 'def': 'to impede the movement of an opponent or a ball', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I blocked the shot.', 'synonyms': ['parry'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '2e48a7c6be', 'def': 'to support, secure, or raise with a block', 'example': 'I blocked a plate for printing.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'a6789a60b1', 'def': 'to block passage through', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I blocked the path with a sign.', 'synonyms': ['close up', 'jam', 'obstruct', 'obturate', 'impede', 'occlude'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': 'bd1555305e', 'def': 'to obstruct or stop', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The protesters blocked the trucks from entering the factory.', 'synonyms': ['lug', 'stuff', 'choke up'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '0230c6a98e', 'def': 'to stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'I blocked the book cover with intricate patterns.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '4b801bed5c', 'def': 'to shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight', 'labels': [{'name': 'transitive verb', 'is_dialect': False}], 'example': 'The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage.', 'synonyms': ['obstruct'], 'speech_part': 'verb'}, {'id': '7cea96a319', 'def': 'to interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia', 'example': 'The anesthesiologist blocked a nerve.', 'speech_part': 'verb'}]
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