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2024 French film by Antoine Chevrollier
Block Pass (French: La Pampa) is a 2024 French drama film, directed by Antoine Chevrollier in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Amaury Foucher
Block_Pass
Data recovery tool
forward large-block pass without time limit is applied to the remaining blocks, then a reverse large-block pass. The remaining blocks are considered
Ddrescue
Type of electronic circuit or optical filter
bass-cut filter in the context of audio engineering. High-pass filters have many uses, such as blocking DC from circuitry sensitive to non-zero average voltages
High-pass_filter
American rally driver (1967–2023)
Kenneth Paul Block (November 21, 1967 – January 2, 2023) was an American professional rally driver, extreme sports racer, and business entrepreneur with
Ken_Block
Mountain pass and archaeological site in Colorado, USA
Rocky Mountains via block uplift, eventually forming the Rocky Mountains as they exist today. The geologic make-up of Rollins Pass and the surrounding
Rollins_Pass
French film director
Oussekine won the award for Best Writing in 2022. His debut feature film, Block Pass (La Pampa), was selected for the Critics' Week program at the 2024 Cannes
Antoine_Chevrollier
Position in American or Canadian football
schemes, the fullback's duties are split among power running, pass catching, and blocking for both the quarterback and the other running back. Many great
Fullback_(gridiron_football)
Kind of play in North American football
screen pass is a play in gridiron football consisting of a short pass to a receiver who is protected by a screen of blockers. During a screen pass, a number
Screen_pass
Team sport
FIVB's website. Competitive teams master six basic skills: serve, pass, set, attack, block and dig. Each of the skills consists of a number of specific techniques
Volleyball
Type of signal filter
low-pass filters to block harmonic emissions that might interfere with other communications. The tone knob on many electric guitars is a low-pass filter
Low-pass_filter
Japanese cyberpunk anime television series
Psycho-Pass (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese cyberpunk psychological thriller anime television series produced by Production I.G. It was co-directed
Psycho-Pass
incoming pass rusher; a cut block; a zone block, which is any block executed in a zone blocking scheme; a trap block; a pull block; a screen block; and a
Glossary of American football terms
Glossary_of_American_football_terms
British railway signalling scheme
a block instrument, although some contemporary block working is operated wirelessly. This process is repeated for every block section a train passes through
Absolute_block_signalling
Battle between the Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire in 811
Bulgarians to block passes in the Balkan Mountains that served as exits out of Bulgaria. The final battle took place on 26 July 811, in some of the passes in the
Battle_of_Pliska
Gridiron football foul
also offensive pass interference for a player to block more than one yard beyond the line of scrimmage before a pass is thrown, or to block a defender in
Pass_interference
Cryptography algorithm
In cryptography, a block cipher mode of operation is an algorithm that uses a block cipher to provide information security such as confidentiality or authenticity
Block cipher mode of operation
Block_cipher_mode_of_operation
water for a block, pass, or shot. ejection See exclusion foul. entry pass Also called entering the ball, refers to the pass, most often a wet pass, into the
Glossary_of_water_polo
Sports move in American football
purpose of blocking is to prevent defensive players from tackling the ball carrier, or to protect a quarterback who is attempting to pass, hand off or
Blocking_(gridiron_football)
Incomplete pass that is caused by a defensive player
a pass deflected, also known as a pass deflection, a pass defended, a pass defensed, a pass knockdown, or a pass breakup, is an incomplete pass that
Pass_deflected
1959 unsolved deaths in the Soviet Union
The Dyatlov Pass incident (Russian: Гибель тургруппы Дятлова, romanized: Gibel turgruppy Dyatlova, lit. 'Death of the Dyatlov Hiking Group') was an event
Dyatlov_Pass_incident
480 BC engagement of the Greco-Persian Wars
proposed that the allied Greeks block the advance of the Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae while simultaneously blocking the Persian navy at the Straits
Battle_of_Thermopylae
Offensive position in American football
1980s–2000s Washington Redskins offensive system, the H-back is asked to block, pass protect, and run receiving routes from multiple sets. This compares to
H-back
Optical filters that block near-infrared while passing visible light
that are blocked, and in line with the convention for air filters and oil filters, photographic filters are named for the color of light they pass. Thus
Infrared_cut-off_filter
Compiler that processes each compilation unit only once
multi-pass compilers due to the limited scope of available information. Many effective compiler optimizations require multiple passes over a basic block, loop
One-pass_compiler
Board game
blocks pass the play to the player next to the next player. When a Purple Wild block is pulled by a player, that player names the color of the block the
Uno_Stacko
American football play disguised as a run play, but is actually a passing play
run block, but then goes into pass protection. The receivers "sell" the running play by appearing to block at first, then break off into their pass routes
Play-action_pass
American football player (born 1997)
often playing running back either as a situational ballcarrier or a pass blocker/pass protector. Prentice was born in Fresno on January 16, 1997, to Renae
Adam_Prentice
American football player (born 1951)
hamstring injury. He also had 80 tackles and 13 blocked passes. In the fifteenth game, he batted a pass into the hands of teammate Jim Jeffcoat, whose
Ed_"Too_Tall"_Jones
Australian reality television series
remaining Block home finally revealed". news.com.au. Retrieved 6 November 2023. Redman, Elizabeth (9 May 2023). "The Block's last auction pass-in finally
The Block (Australian TV series)
The_Block_(Australian_TV_series)
List of individual basketball actions performed in basketball
individual actions used by players in basketball to pass by defenders to gain access to the basket or to get a pass to a teammate to score. Dribbling is bouncing
Basketball_moves
Play in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals
The Block was a defensive basketball play that occurred in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals, played between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors
The_Block_(basketball)
Motorcycle race
place, Gardner was almost cut off by Pierfrancesco Chili, who tried a block pass on him; Gardner shook a fist. Schwantz got around Lawson for 1st, but
1988 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix
1988_Brazilian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix
Electronic toll collection system in the US
cups to adhere a pass to a windshield temporarily if used in multiple vehicles are available. Some vehicles have windshields that block RF signals; for
E-ZPass
Position in American and Canadian football
the defensive tackle in order to fill the guard's void. Pass blocking is similar to run blocking for a center. The center will initially help guards based
Center_(gridiron_football)
Distributed data store for digital transactions
records (blocks) that are securely linked together via cryptographic hashes. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp
Blockchain
Type of cipher
In cryptography, a block cipher is a deterministic algorithm that operates on fixed-length groups of bits, called blocks. Block ciphers are the elementary
Block_cipher
Public housing in Tsz Wan Shan, Hong Kong
in Sha Tin Pass, Tsz Wan Shan. It was formerly called Shatin Pass Government Low-Cost Housing Estate (Chinese: 沙田坳政府廉租屋邨). It had 2 blocks built in 1967
Public housing estates in Tsz Wan Shan
Public_housing_estates_in_Tsz_Wan_Shan
Mountain pass in Colorado, USA
road is paved. Avalanches are frequent, and can block the highway for some time. The lower part of the pass towards Ouray is blasted into near-vertical cliffs
Red_Mountain_Pass
Team sport
ball twice consecutively except after a block touch. The three contacts usually consist first of the bump or pass by the receiving player, second of the
Beach_volleyball
Specific roles that players take in American football
linemen, due to the need to keep separation from defensive linemen in pass blocking situations. They also tend to have quick footwork skills, often engaging
American_football_positions
Topics referred to by the same term
Bijagos of Orango, Guinea-Bissau La Pampa (film), known in English as Block Pass, a 2024 French film Pampa Award, a literary award in the Indian state
Pampa_(disambiguation)
Mountain pass in Colorado, USA
heavy rains from a thunderstorm east of Cottonwood Pass caused a significant mudslide that blocked portions of Chaffee County Road 306 for many days.
Cottonwood_Pass
Authenticated encryption mode for block ciphers
(authenticated encryption) with a two-pass scheme, one pass for achieving privacy and one for authenticity for each block. EAX mode was submitted on October
EAX_mode
Mountain pass in the Dolomites, Italy
The Giau Pass (Italian: Passo di Giau) (Ladin: Jof de Giau) (el. 2236 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Dolomites in the province of Belluno in Italy
Giau_Pass
Ice hockey position
meaning they block passes from going to the defencemen and block shots from the defenceman. Wingers should always be vigilant for a breakout pass or a chance
Winger_(ice_hockey)
American football player (1943–2019)
1973. An accomplished pass blocker at a time when offensive linemen were severely restricted in the use of their hands to block pass rushers, he was an AFL
Glen_Ray_Hines
American reality television series
their "Block Pass". When instructed by Big Brother, the HoH activated the "Block Pass" of a HouseGuest of their choosing. This made the pass illuminate
Big_Brother:_Over_the_Top
American businessman, engineer, and political reformer
Kenneth J. Block (born October 11, 1965) is an American businessman, software engineer, and political reformer. He is the founder of the Moderate Party
Ken_Block_(politician)
Mountain pass in Washington, United States
professional snowboarder Marc Frank Montoya, owner of the Block Hotels. As the crow flies, the pass is approximately 25 miles (40 km) southeast of the summit
White_Pass_(Washington)
Proposed U.S. election law
2026, with four Republicans joining Democrats to block its inclusion. Later that June, both houses passed the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, a bill to
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act
Safeguard_American_Voter_Eligibility_Act
Mountain pass
Heavy snowfall blocks the road in winter and a ropeway will be very useful. As the pass gets blocked by snow and the road over the pass closes from November
Rohtang_Pass
Seattle music event
The Capitol Hill Block Party is an annual three-day music festival and block party held each July in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington
Capitol_Hill_Block_Party
Mountain pass in Riverside County, California, United States
The pass is the major geologic divide between the igneous batholithic Peninsular Ranges and the Transverse Ranges, which is a massive fault block composed
San_Gorgonio_Pass
2017 play by Antoinette Nwandu
Pass Over is a play by American playwright Antoinette Nwandu. It was inspired by Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and the Book of Exodus, it was written
Pass_Over_(play)
Open-source password management software
Retrieved 2024-05-27. Cawley, Conor (2023-04-24). "Proton Pass Is the New Password Manager on the Block". Tech.co. Archived from the original on 2024-05-27
Proton_Pass
American golfer and club professional (born 1976)
in the 2007 PGA Tour Q-School, but did not pass the second stage. Prior to the 2023 PGA Championship, Block played in 25 PGA Tour events, making the cut
Michael_Block
Permission to be away from one's unit for a specific period of time
days were taken. Block leave refers to time when most or all of the unit takes leave at the same time (as a "block"). Commonly, block leave time is allowed
Leave_(U.S._military)
Code sequence with no branches except at entry and exit
because control can never pass through the end of a basic block, some instructions may have to be modified to find the basic blocks. In particular, fall-through
Basic_block
Web browser content blocking extension
uBlock Origin (/ˈjuːblɒk/ YOO-blok) is a free, open-source content browser extension for content filtering, including ad blocking. The extension is available
UBlock_Origin
Mountain pass in Western Cape, South Africa
buildings like block houses, an old hotel and toll houses. "ATTAKWASKLOOF PAS". www.SA-Venues.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015. "Attakwaskloof Pass". www.plak
Attakwaskloof_Pass
Computer communications authentication algorithm
SHA-1) blockSize: Integer // The block size of the hash function (e.g. 64 bytes for SHA-1) // Compute the block sized key block_sized_key = computeBlockSizedKey(key
HMAC
Mountain pass in Colorado, USA
Tennessee Pass elevation 10,424 ft (3,177 m) is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The pass was named
Tennessee_Pass
Puzzle video game
four connected blocks, known as tetrominoes, must be arranged into a stack. Once a horizontal line of the playfield is filled with blocks, the line disappears
Tetris
2015 password-based key derivation function
GetBlockIndexes(i, j) //the GetBlockIndexes function is not defined Bi[j] = G(Bi[j-1], Bi′[j′]) //the G hash function is not defined Further passes when
Argon2
US Navy fast attack submarine class
Block VI and 5 in Block VII, largely due to the delays experienced with the "Improved Virginia". These 20 submarines (10 Block V, 5 Block VI, 5 Block VII)
Virginia-class_submarine
Locality in New South Wales
33. Aarons Pass is the first Australian Bureau of Statistics Suburbs and Localities (SAL) mesh block when listed alphabetically. Aaron's Pass, a mountain
Aarons_Pass
Sliding block puzzle
'wooden blocks') is a sliding block puzzle thought to have originated in the early 20th century. The name may refer to a specific layout of ten blocks, or
Klotski
American football rule
team when a forward pass is thrown while a player who is ineligible to receive a pass is beyond the line of scrimmage without blocking an opponent at the
Ineligible_receiver_downfield
Railway signaling system
signalling block system (or block system) is a safety mechanism primarily found on railways that is used to prevent trains from colliding. Block systems
Signalling_block_system
American actor (1928–1972)
until his death. Blocker said he portrayed the gentle-natured Hoss character with a Stephen Grellet statement in mind: "We shall pass this way on Earth
Dan_Blocker
American football player (born 1979)
tackles (with seven tackles for loss), five blocked passes, four fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and two blocked field goals. He was honored as a Florida
Alex_Brown_(defensive_end)
Medication used to inhibit puberty
Puberty blockers (also called puberty inhibitors or hormone blockers) are medicines used to postpone puberty. The most commonly used puberty blockers are
Puberty_blocker
Type of streaming algorithm
it reads a block into an input buffer, processes it, and moves the result into an output buffer for each step in the process. A one-pass algorithm generally
One-pass_algorithm
Passive component (choke) suppressing high-frequency noise in electronic circuits
circuits. Beads can block low-level unintended radio frequency energy on wires intended to be DC conductors by acting as a low-pass filter. For example
Ferrite_bead
Software feature removing online advertising in a web browser or application
Ad blocking (or ad filtering) is a software capability for blocking or altering online advertising in a web browser, an application or a network. This
Ad_blocking
Game played with a tower of blocks
eighteen-inch-long blocks. Jenga Pass Challenge includes a handheld platform that the game is played on. Players remove a block while holding the platform, then pass the
Jenga
Tabular arrangement of the chemical elements
characteristics. The table is also divided into four roughly rectangular areas called blocks. The periodic table is an icon of chemistry, although it is also widely
Periodic_table
American football player (born 1983)
threw an incomplete pass. This was followed by a second-down sack by Manuel Wright. After a timeout and Rodgers' incomplete pass on third down, USC stopped
Aaron_Rodgers
Principle of signals used to control railway traffic
force a train to wait in a siding for a priority train to pass, and to maintain at least one block spacing between trains going the same direction. Timetable
Railway_signalling
Multiple transferable voting, sometimes called block preferential, block instant-runoff, multi-pass, or cascade voting, is a winner-take-all system for
Block_preferential_voting
Semi-transparent ceramic construction material
Glass brick, also known as glass block, is an architectural element made from glass. The appearance of glass blocks can vary in color, size, texture and
Glass_brick
because the players don't decide in time who will pass it Jet Nai Heed : The act of intentionally blocking a spike from the opposing team Jumbo: A high roll
Volleyball_jargon
Car engine
engine block. Referred to as a "small-block" for its size relative to the physically much larger Chevrolet big-block engines, the small-block family spanned
Chevrolet small-block engine (1954–2003)
Chevrolet_small-block_engine_(1954–2003)
Gridiron football play
In several forms of football, a forward pass is the throwing of the ball in the direction in which the offensive team is trying to move, towards the defensive
Forward_pass
Defensive position in American football
defense is to confuse the offensive line in their blocking assignments, particularly in pass blocking, and to create a more complex read for the quarterback
Linebacker
Mountain pass in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
ski centre. Historically, the pass was a drover's route from the Lowlands to the Highlands. The road is often blocked by snow in the winter, with snow
Cairnwell_Pass
Toy consisting of blocks held together with strings
Jacob's ladder (also magic tablets, Chinese blocks, and klick-klack toy) is a folk toy consisting of blocks of wood held together by strings or ribbons
Jacob's_ladder_(toy)
Player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage
lineman knocks a player down on a block, leaving the defensive player lying flat on his back, it is known as a pancake block. When an offensive line has an
Lineman_(gridiron_football)
2021 to present Texas border operation
Montoya-Galvez, Camilo (January 12, 2024). "Texas blocks federal border agents from processing migrants in Eagle Pass public park". CBS News. Archived from the
Operation_Lone_Star
Motorcycle race
move. He tried to pass Schwantz on the straight but couldn't clear the Suzuki, so Lawson stayed on the inside and attempted a block pass going into the Haarbocht
1992_Dutch_TT
Position in gridiron football
and allowed offensive linemen to pass-block using their arms and open hands; the rules had limited them to blocking with their hands held to their chests
Quarterback
Condition in which an author experiences creative slowdown
Writer's block is a non-medical condition, primarily associated with writing, in which an author is either unable to produce new work or experiences a
Writer's_block
Racing car attachment
such a way that no air may pass between it and the surface formed by the parts lying on the reference plane. The skid block was introduced in F1 as part
Skid_block
Mountain pass in Western Cape, South Africa
Ladismith. The road through the pass was originally built in 1862. The construction of the Gamkapoort Dam in 1968 blocked its use to travel on to Prince
Bosluiskloof_Pass
Philosophical view that there is no correct way of perceiving the passage of time
referred to as the "block time" or "block universe" theory due to its description of space-time as an unchanging four-dimensional "block", as opposed to the
Eternalism (philosophy of time)
Eternalism_(philosophy_of_time)
Season of television series
remaining Block home finally revealed". news.com.au. Retrieved 6 November 2023. Redman, Elizabeth (9 May 2023). "The Block's last auction pass-in finally
The_Block_season_18
Type of railway signalling system
In railway signalling, a moving block is a signalling block system under which the "blocks", or safe zones around trains, are defined in real time by computers
Moving_block
American murderer (1948–2002)
Block's nine-year-old son were in a parked car in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Opelika, Alabama. A passer-by expressed concern for Block's son
Lynda_Lyon_Block
Mountain pass in British Columbia and Alaska
Chilkoot Pass (el. 3,759 feet or 1,146 metres) is a high mountain pass through the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the U.S. state of Alaska
Chilkoot_Pass
American cable network
[adult swim] and [as]) is an American adult-oriented television programming block on Cartoon Network which broadcasts during the evening, prime time, and
Adult_Swim
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Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, Finnish, German, Latin, Swedish
Jet Black; Black Germ; Jet-black Gemstone; Coal Black
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and North German
English, Scottish, and North German : variant of Brook.English, Scottish, and Scandinavian : nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger, Middle English broc(k) (Old English brocc) and Danish brok (a word of Celtic origin; compare Welsh broch, Cornish brogh, Irish broc). In the Middle Ages badgers were regarded as unpleasant creatures.English : nickname from Old French broque, brock ‘young stag’.Dutch : from a personal name, a short form of Brockaert .South German : nickname for a stout and strong man from Middle High German brocke ‘lump’, ‘piece’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : probably an acronymic family name from Jewish Aramaic bar- or Hebrew ben- ‘son of’, and the first letter of each part of a Yiddish double male personal name. Compare Brill.Jewish (from Poland) : habitational name from Brok, a place in Poland.
Male
English
Surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English brocc BROCK means "badger."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly a nickname for someone with thick curly hair, from Old French floc ‘stable of wool’. Alternatively, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Old English flocc ‘herd’, ‘company’.German : unexplained.German (Flöck) : variant of Flück (see Fluck), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with Old Saxon flÅd ‘flood’.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Clock
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly from Middle English bleik, blek(e) ‘pallid’, ‘sallow’ (from Old Norse bleikr ‘pale’) with alteration of the vowel, although Reaney suggests it may be a nickname derived from Middle English blikie(n) ‘to shine or gleam’ (from Old English blīcian).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : origin uncertain; possibly from German Blick or Yiddish blik ‘glance’, ‘look’, and based on some now irrecoverable anecdote.German : Prussian variant of Blek, a nickname from Middle High German blic ‘shine’.German : short form of the Low German occupational name Blickslager ‘tinsmith’. Compare Bleck.German : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Bligger, Blickhart, based on blic ‘gleam’, ‘shine’, later ‘pale’.
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Male
English
The Badger
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Boy/Male
British, English, Irish
Woods; Fortified Place; Bright; Radiant
Boy/Male
Muslim
Black
Boy/Male
German American English
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German, Indian, Irish
Stream; Badger
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from Middle English blak(e) ‘black’ (Old English blæc, blaca), a nickname given from the earliest times to a swarthy or dark-haired man.Scottish and English : from Old English blÄc ‘pale’, ‘fair’, i.e. precisely the opposite meaning to 1, and a variant of Blake 2. Blake and Black are found more or less interchangeably in several surnames and place names.English : variant of Blanc as a Norman name. The pronunciation of the nasalized vowel gave considerable difficulty to English speakers, and its quality was often ignored.Scottish and Irish : translation of various names from Gaelic dubh ‘black’ (see Duff).Danish and Swedish : generally, probably the English and Scottish name, but in some cases perhaps a variant spelling of Blak, a nickname from blak ‘black’.In some cases, a translation of various names meaning ‘black’, for example German and Jewish Schwarz.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat, Middle High German boc, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a goat.Altered spelling of German Böck (see Boeck) or Bach.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.English : variant of Buck.
Boy/Male
English
Dark.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from Middle English plocke ‘small piece of ground’.Americanized spelling of German Ploch.Variant of German Block.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Boy/Male
Native American
Black.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dark; Dark Skinned
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a.
Black as jet; deep black.
v. t.
To flock to; to crowd.
n.
A lock of wool or hair.
a.
As black as coal; jet black; very black.
n.
The striking of a clock.
v. t.
A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc.
a.
To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.
v. t.
Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.
v. t.
To lock, or fasten as with a lock.
n.
Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.
v. t.
A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.
n.
To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
n.
A black pigment or dye.
n.
To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor.
n.
A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.
n.
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
a.
In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.
a.
Having black eyes.
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