English words for '(computing) To automatically block.'
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verb
- block the action of
- suppress in order to conceal or hide
- put out of one's consciousness
- impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of
- put down by force or intimidation
- (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
- To press again.
- (transitive, by extension) To check; to keep back.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To block, obstruct
- To enter (something), making it full.
- To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- (of containers, cavities, or the like)
- (transitive, slang, vulgar, of a male) To have sexual intercourse with (a female).
- (transitive, slang, vulgar, of a male) To ejaculate inside someone or something.
- (transitive) To satisfy or obey (an order, request, or requirement).
- (transitive) To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.
- To become pervaded with something.
- (transitive) To supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
- (transitive) To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.
- To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
- (transitive, nautical) To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.
- appoint someone to (a position or a job)
- become full
- assume, as of positions or roles
- plug with a substance
- fill to satisfaction
- eat until one is sated
- occupy the whole of
- make full, also in a metaphorical sense
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
noun
- Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.
- The filling of a container or area.
- (archaeology) Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity or cut in the layers and exposed by excavation; fill soil.
- (music) A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody.
- An amount that fills a container.
- (film, television) Ellipsis of fill light.
- (after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
- (weaving) The weft yarn.
- (crosswording) The answers in a crossword puzzle that are not part of the theme.
- An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.
- One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
- any material that fills a space or container
- a quantity sufficient to satisfy
verb
- run on a block system
- shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- stop from happening or developing
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- shape into a block or blocks
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- block passage through
- support, secure, or raise with a block
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- obstruct
- render unsuitable for passage
- be unable to remember
- shape by using a block
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
- (transitive) To shape or sketch out roughly.
- (transitive) To bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
- (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- (transitive) To shape, stretch, or mould knitted items, hats, books (and book covers), shoes, etc.
- (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
- (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
- (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- (transitive) To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
- (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
- (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
- (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- (intransitive) To experience mental block or creative block.
- (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
noun
- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- 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
- the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
- (computing, social media) 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 chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
- (slang) The human head.
- Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
- (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- (UK) Solitary confinement.
- (cricket) 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 contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- (gymnastics) The portion of the movement where a gymnast pushes off the vault.
- A cellblock.
- (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
- (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
- The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
- A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
- (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- (viticulture) A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
- (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- (cricket) The popping crease.
- A section of split logs used as fuel.
- (backgammon) Any point on the board where two or more men rest, and consequently an opponent may not land.
- (rail transport) A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
- (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
- (cricket) A blockhole.
- Misspelling of bloc.
- 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.
- (education) A yeargroup at Eton College.
- (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
- (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
- (computing) 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).
- A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
- Something that prevents something from passing.
- (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
noun
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phrase
verb
- (computing) To prevent from accessing a data structure.
- (transitive) To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.
- (transitive) (industrial) To prevent (a person, including oneself) from powering up or turning on a machine when doing so would be dangerous (accomplished with objects such as padlocks or zip ties placed through the switch handle, for example)
- (intransitive or transitive) (colloquial, sometimes humorous) To be unable to concentrate.
- prevent employees from working during a strike
noun
noun
- Initialism of automatic block signaling.
- plumbing Pipes composed of this plastic.
- (plumbing, informal, humorous) Initialism of all-black stuff: i.e. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, referring to the black color of the waste water.
- (pathology) Initialism of auto-brewery syndrome.
- Initialism of asset-backed security or asset-backed securities.
- (automotive) Initialism of antilock braking system.
- any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
name
verb
- (transitive, computing) To disable (an interrupt, etc.) by setting or unsetting the associated bit.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To bewilder; confuse.
- (transitive, military) To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
- (UK dialectal, Scotland, Cumbria, Geordie, Northumbria, Durham) To prepare tea in a teapot; alternative to brew.
- (transitive, military) To cover or keep in check.
- (intransitive) To put on a mask; to wear a mask.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) (brewing) To mix malt with hot water to yield wort.
- (transitive) To conceal from view or knowledge; to cover; to hide.
- (transitive, computing) To set or unset (certain bits, or binary digits, within a value) by means of a bitmask.
- (transitive, Scotland, Cumbria, Geordie, Northumbria, Durham dialectal) To be infused or steeped.
- (intransitive) To take part as a masker in a masquerade.
- (transitive) To disguise as something else.
- (transitive) To cover or shield something, or a portion of something, so as to prevent reproduction or to safeguard the surface from the colors used when working with an air brush or painting.
- (transitive) To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.
- (Scotland, Northern England, rare, of clouds, the weather, a storm, etc) To prepare (to storm).
- (intransitive) To conceal or disguise one's autism; to learn, practice, and perform certain behaviors and suppress others in order to appear more neurotypical.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To mash.
- hide under a false appearance
- make unrecognizable
- shield from light
- cover with a sauce
- put a mask on or cover with a mask
noun
- A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
- (computing, programming) A pattern of bits used in bitwise operations; bitmask.
- (UK dialectal) Mash.
- A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade.
- (heraldry) The head of a fox, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (computer graphics) A two-color (black and white) bitmap generated from an image, used to create transparency in the image.
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) The mesh of a net; a net; net-bag.
- (zoology) The lower lip of the larva of a dragonfly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.
- (fortification) In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.
- That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
- Mesh.
- (poetic) Appearance, likeness.
- (publishing, film) A flat covering used to block off an unwanted portion of a scene or image.
- (fortification) A screen for a battery.
- (architecture) A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like.
- A person wearing a mask.
- a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
- a protective covering worn over the face
- a covering to disguise or conceal the face
- activity that tries to conceal something
noun
- the act of blocking
- the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- Synonym of thrombosis, thromboembolism, or embolism.
- (uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked.
- Synonym of constipation (“impairment of feces passage”).
- (countable) The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage.
noun
- the act of blocking
- approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- termination of operations
- a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
- a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
- The act of shutting or closing something permanently or temporarily.
- (mathematics) The smallest set that both includes a given subset and possesses some given property.
- (figurative) A feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.
- That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.
- (sociology) The phenomenon by which a group maintains its resources by the exclusion of others based on various criteria. ᵂᵖ
- (programming) An abstraction that represents a function within an environment, a context consisting of the variables that are both bound at a particular time during the execution of the program and that are within the function's scope.
- An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
- (comics) The process whereby the reader of a comic book infers the sequence of events by looking at the picture panels.
- The act of shutting; a closing.
- (politics) A method of ending a parliamentary debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body.
- (topology, of a set) The smallest closed set which contains the given set.
- A device to facilitate temporary and repeatable opening and closing.
- (food packaging industry) The element of packaging that closes a container.
verb
noun
- the act of blocking
- closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
- (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
- (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- (phonetics) A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.
- The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
- (medicine) Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.
- (medicine, dentistry) The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.
- (computing) The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.
- (physics) The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.
- (meteorology) An occluded front.
noun
name
noun
- (computing) One who prevents another user from contacting them electronically.
- A close-fitting rectangular glove worn by a goalie in multiple forms of hockey.
- (biology, medicine) Any of various medications that block (inhibit) the activity of a chemical messenger or its receptors, such as cardiac conduction modifiers (e.g., alpha-blockers, beta-blockers), gastric acid inhibitors (H₂ histamine blockers), puberty blockers, and others.
- (marketing) A gatekeeper who refuses the marketer access to the person they wish to contact.
- (poker) A blocker bet.
- (sports) One who blocks or impedes the movement of an opponent.
- (card games) A playing card, needed by one player, that is held by another.
- A person who roughly shapes a diamond.
- (computing) An application or feature that stops or impedes something.
- (computing) A bug or issue that prevents software from being released.
- A person who blocks (stretches or moulds) or more generally makes knitted items, hats, books (or book covers), shoes, etc.
- (in combination) A resident or member of a particular block.
- (cricket) A defensive or low-scoring batter.
- a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process
- a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play
verb
- (transitive, computing) To enable (an interrupt, etc.) by unsetting or setting the associated bit.
- (intransitive) To remove one's mask.
- (transitive) To remove a mask from someone.
- (intransitive) To cease engaging in masking, to cease disguising one's autism.
- (transitive) To expose, or reveal the true character of someone.
- take the mask off
- reveal the true nature of
noun
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- (computing) A similar software system that prevents unauthorised access.
- A hardware system that prevents unauthorised intrusion into a premises, and reports such attempts.
- (computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks
- an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in
verb
noun
- (rail transport) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs onto the rails in front of the driving wheels, to prevent slipping.
- (wiki jargon) A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.
- A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting.
- A container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper.
- (US, Canada) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.
- An animal's litter box.
- (US, military, slang, usually "The Sandbox") The Middle East.
- (computing) An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available.
- mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
- a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
verb
- cause to become unblocked
- become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
- cause to feel relaxed
- make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
- (intransitive) To become loose; to loosen; to relax (a muscle, etc.).
- (colloquial) To relax; to act less seriously.
verb
- limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
- make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
- prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something
- (Philippines) To recuse.
- (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
verb
- (computing) To ignore or kill file (a user on a bulletin board system).
- To blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner.
- (obsolete except British, dialectal) To be indiscreet; to gossip.
- To blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; also, to ridicule or tease (someone).
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
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noun
- (informal) An annoying or foolish person.
- A short, high-pitched call of a small bird, or a similar sound made by something else; a cheep, a chirp, a tweet.
- (chiefly US, informal) Chiefly in the form in a twit: clipping of twitter (“a state of excitement or nervousness”).
- A jibe, reproach, or taunt, especially one made in a good-natured or teasing manner.
- aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
- someone who is regarded as contemptible
verb
noun
- (physics) A hypothetical phenomenon where an observer falling into a black hole encounters high-energy quanta at or near the event horizon.
- (computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.
- (politics, especially Germany) An unwritten agreement among major political parties to refuse to govern or cooperate with national conservative and ultranationalist parties.
- An ethical wall; an organizational or legal separation between two entities that might otherwise cause conflicts of interest.
- (architecture) A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
- (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust
- a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle
- (computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet
adj
- (computing, of communication) Single-threaded; blocking; occurring in the same thread as other computations, thereby preventing those computations from resuming until the communication is complete.
- At the same time, at the same frequency.
- occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
- (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing reference) between the communicating devices in order to coordinate their transmissions
verb
- To disable; to impede.
- To walk lame, or unevenly.
- To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.
- (figurative) To move or proceed roughly or irregularly.
- strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison
- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
- hamper the action or progress of
noun
- (chiefly in the plural) One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
- (dialect, UK and Newfoundland) An odd job; a piece of casual work.
- An unsteady, off-balance step.
- the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- a shackle for the ankles or feet
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- Initialism of automatic block signaling.
- plumbing Pipes composed of this plastic.
- (plumbing, informal, humorous) Initialism of all-black stuff: i.e. acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, referring to the black color of the waste water.
- (pathology) Initialism of auto-brewery syndrome.
- Initialism of asset-backed security or asset-backed securities.
- (automotive) Initialism of antilock braking system.
- any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
name
noun
- the act of blocking
- the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- Synonym of thrombosis, thromboembolism, or embolism.
- (uncountable, countable) The state or condition of being blocked.
- Synonym of constipation (“impairment of feces passage”).
- (countable) The thing that is the cause of such a state, blocking a passage.
noun
- the act of blocking
- approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- termination of operations
- a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
- a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
- The act of shutting or closing something permanently or temporarily.
- (mathematics) The smallest set that both includes a given subset and possesses some given property.
- (figurative) A feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.
- That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.
- (sociology) The phenomenon by which a group maintains its resources by the exclusion of others based on various criteria. ᵂᵖ
- (programming) An abstraction that represents a function within an environment, a context consisting of the variables that are both bound at a particular time during the execution of the program and that are within the function's scope.
- An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
- (comics) The process whereby the reader of a comic book infers the sequence of events by looking at the picture panels.
- The act of shutting; a closing.
- (politics) A method of ending a parliamentary debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body.
- (topology, of a set) The smallest closed set which contains the given set.
- A device to facilitate temporary and repeatable opening and closing.
- (food packaging industry) The element of packaging that closes a container.
verb
noun
- the act of blocking
- closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
- (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
- (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- (phonetics) A closure within the vocal tract that produces an oral stop or nasal stop.
- The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
- (medicine) Anything that obstructs or closes a vessel or canal.
- (medicine, dentistry) The alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together.
- (computing) The blocking of the view of part of an image by another.
- (physics) The absorption of a gas or liquid by a substance such as a metal.
- (meteorology) An occluded front.
noun
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- (computing) One who prevents another user from contacting them electronically.
- A close-fitting rectangular glove worn by a goalie in multiple forms of hockey.
- (biology, medicine) Any of various medications that block (inhibit) the activity of a chemical messenger or its receptors, such as cardiac conduction modifiers (e.g., alpha-blockers, beta-blockers), gastric acid inhibitors (H₂ histamine blockers), puberty blockers, and others.
- (marketing) A gatekeeper who refuses the marketer access to the person they wish to contact.
- (poker) A blocker bet.
- (sports) One who blocks or impedes the movement of an opponent.
- (card games) A playing card, needed by one player, that is held by another.
- A person who roughly shapes a diamond.
- (computing) An application or feature that stops or impedes something.
- (computing) A bug or issue that prevents software from being released.
- A person who blocks (stretches or moulds) or more generally makes knitted items, hats, books (or book covers), shoes, etc.
- (in combination) A resident or member of a particular block.
- (cricket) A defensive or low-scoring batter.
- a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process
- a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play
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- (computing) A similar software system that prevents unauthorised access.
- A hardware system that prevents unauthorised intrusion into a premises, and reports such attempts.
- (computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks
- an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in
verb
- block the action of
- suppress in order to conceal or hide
- put out of one's consciousness
- impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of
- put down by force or intimidation
- (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
- To press again.
- (transitive, by extension) To check; to keep back.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To block, obstruct
- To enter (something), making it full.
- To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- (of containers, cavities, or the like)
- (transitive, slang, vulgar, of a male) To have sexual intercourse with (a female).
- (transitive, slang, vulgar, of a male) To ejaculate inside someone or something.
- (transitive) To satisfy or obey (an order, request, or requirement).
- (transitive) To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.
- To become pervaded with something.
- (transitive) To supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
- (transitive) To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.
- To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
- (transitive, nautical) To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.
- appoint someone to (a position or a job)
- become full
- assume, as of positions or roles
- plug with a substance
- fill to satisfaction
- eat until one is sated
- occupy the whole of
- make full, also in a metaphorical sense
- fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
noun
- Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.
- The filling of a container or area.
- (archaeology) Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity or cut in the layers and exposed by excavation; fill soil.
- (music) A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody.
- An amount that fills a container.
- (film, television) Ellipsis of fill light.
- (after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
- (weaving) The weft yarn.
- (crosswording) The answers in a crossword puzzle that are not part of the theme.
- An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be filled.
- One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
- any material that fills a space or container
- a quantity sufficient to satisfy
verb
- run on a block system
- shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- stop from happening or developing
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- shape into a block or blocks
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- block passage through
- support, secure, or raise with a block
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- obstruct
- render unsuitable for passage
- be unable to remember
- shape by using a block
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
- (transitive) To shape or sketch out roughly.
- (transitive) To bar (impose a ban on a person or bot, etc.) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
- (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- (transitive) To shape, stretch, or mould knitted items, hats, books (and book covers), shoes, etc.
- (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
- (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
- (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- (transitive) To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
- (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
- (programming, intransitive) To wait for some condition to become true.
- (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- (intransitive) To experience mental block or creative block.
- (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
noun
- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- 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
- the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
- (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
- (computing, social media) 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 chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- A cuboid or approximately cuboid building.
- (slang) The human head.
- Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
- (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- (UK) Solitary confinement.
- (cricket) 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 contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- (gymnastics) The portion of the movement where a gymnast pushes off the vault.
- A cellblock.
- (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
- (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
- The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
- A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
- (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- (viticulture) A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
- (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- (cricket) The popping crease.
- A section of split logs used as fuel.
- (backgammon) Any point on the board where two or more men rest, and consequently an opponent may not land.
- (rail transport) A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
- (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
- (cricket) A blockhole.
- Misspelling of bloc.
- 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.
- (education) A yeargroup at Eton College.
- (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
- (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors.
- (computing) 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).
- A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a still life consisting of four living cells arranged in a two-by-two square.
- Something that prevents something from passing.
- (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
verb
- (computing) To prevent from accessing a data structure.
- (transitive) To inadvertently prevent (a person, particularly oneself) from entering a place, by leaving it locked.
- (transitive) (industrial) To prevent (a person, including oneself) from powering up or turning on a machine when doing so would be dangerous (accomplished with objects such as padlocks or zip ties placed through the switch handle, for example)
- (intransitive or transitive) (colloquial, sometimes humorous) To be unable to concentrate.
- prevent employees from working during a strike
noun
verb
- (transitive, computing) To disable (an interrupt, etc.) by setting or unsetting the associated bit.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To bewilder; confuse.
- (transitive, military) To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
- (UK dialectal, Scotland, Cumbria, Geordie, Northumbria, Durham) To prepare tea in a teapot; alternative to brew.
- (transitive, military) To cover or keep in check.
- (intransitive) To put on a mask; to wear a mask.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) (brewing) To mix malt with hot water to yield wort.
- (transitive) To conceal from view or knowledge; to cover; to hide.
- (transitive, computing) To set or unset (certain bits, or binary digits, within a value) by means of a bitmask.
- (transitive, Scotland, Cumbria, Geordie, Northumbria, Durham dialectal) To be infused or steeped.
- (intransitive) To take part as a masker in a masquerade.
- (transitive) To disguise as something else.
- (transitive) To cover or shield something, or a portion of something, so as to prevent reproduction or to safeguard the surface from the colors used when working with an air brush or painting.
- (transitive) To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.
- (Scotland, Northern England, rare, of clouds, the weather, a storm, etc) To prepare (to storm).
- (intransitive) To conceal or disguise one's autism; to learn, practice, and perform certain behaviors and suppress others in order to appear more neurotypical.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To mash.
- hide under a false appearance
- make unrecognizable
- shield from light
- cover with a sauce
- put a mask on or cover with a mask
noun
- A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
- (computing, programming) A pattern of bits used in bitwise operations; bitmask.
- (UK dialectal) Mash.
- A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade.
- (heraldry) The head of a fox, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (computer graphics) A two-color (black and white) bitmap generated from an image, used to create transparency in the image.
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) The mesh of a net; a net; net-bag.
- (zoology) The lower lip of the larva of a dragonfly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.
- (fortification) In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.
- That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
- Mesh.
- (poetic) Appearance, likeness.
- (publishing, film) A flat covering used to block off an unwanted portion of a scene or image.
- (fortification) A screen for a battery.
- (architecture) A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like.
- A person wearing a mask.
- a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
- a protective covering worn over the face
- a covering to disguise or conceal the face
- activity that tries to conceal something
verb
- (transitive, computing) To enable (an interrupt, etc.) by unsetting or setting the associated bit.
- (intransitive) To remove one's mask.
- (transitive) To remove a mask from someone.
- (intransitive) To cease engaging in masking, to cease disguising one's autism.
- (transitive) To expose, or reveal the true character of someone.
- take the mask off
- reveal the true nature of
verb
noun
- (rail transport) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs onto the rails in front of the driving wheels, to prevent slipping.
- (wiki jargon) A page on a wiki where users are free to experiment without destroying or damaging any legitimate content.
- A box filled with sand that is shaped to form a mould for metal casting.
- A container for sand or pounce, used historically before blotting paper.
- (US, Canada) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.
- An animal's litter box.
- (US, military, slang, usually "The Sandbox") The Middle East.
- (computing) An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available.
- mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal
- a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
verb
- cause to become unblocked
- become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
- cause to feel relaxed
- make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
- (intransitive) To become loose; to loosen; to relax (a muscle, etc.).
- (colloquial) To relax; to act less seriously.
verb
- limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
- make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
- prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something
- (Philippines) To recuse.
- (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
verb
- (computing) To ignore or kill file (a user on a bulletin board system).
- To blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner.
- (obsolete except British, dialectal) To be indiscreet; to gossip.
- To blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; also, to ridicule or tease (someone).
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
intj
noun
- (informal) An annoying or foolish person.
- A short, high-pitched call of a small bird, or a similar sound made by something else; a cheep, a chirp, a tweet.
- (chiefly US, informal) Chiefly in the form in a twit: clipping of twitter (“a state of excitement or nervousness”).
- A jibe, reproach, or taunt, especially one made in a good-natured or teasing manner.
- aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
- someone who is regarded as contemptible
verb
noun
- (physics) A hypothetical phenomenon where an observer falling into a black hole encounters high-energy quanta at or near the event horizon.
- (computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.
- (politics, especially Germany) An unwritten agreement among major political parties to refuse to govern or cooperate with national conservative and ultranationalist parties.
- An ethical wall; an organizational or legal separation between two entities that might otherwise cause conflicts of interest.
- (architecture) A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
- (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust
- a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle
- (computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet
verb
- To disable; to impede.
- To walk lame, or unevenly.
- To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.
- (figurative) To move or proceed roughly or irregularly.
- strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison
- walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
- hamper the action or progress of
noun
- (chiefly in the plural) One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
- (dialect, UK and Newfoundland) An odd job; a piece of casual work.
- An unsteady, off-balance step.
- the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- a shackle for the ankles or feet
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adj
- (computing, of communication) Single-threaded; blocking; occurring in the same thread as other computations, thereby preventing those computations from resuming until the communication is complete.
- At the same time, at the same frequency.
- occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
- (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing reference) between the communicating devices in order to coordinate their transmissions