a block is a form of:
Block
noun
- 1.
- (any large, solid pierce of wood, stone, metal, etc. part of a city, often square, bounded by four streets, the length of one side of such a square, a solid mass of matter, a number of buildings forming one compact mass) ដុល, ដុំ, គំនរ
- 2.
- (នយោបាយ) ប្លុក, ក្រុម
- 3.
- ប្លុកអគារ, ឧបសគ្គ
- 4.
- ការបិទគមនាគមន៍ (ការបិទផ្លូវមិនឲ្យចេញចូល)
- 5.
- គល់កន្ទុយសេះ
- 6.
- ជ្រុញមូល (ធ្វើដោយកំណាត់ឈើមួយកង់)
- 7.
- កំណាត់វែង
- 8.
- អាគារ
- 9.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) រារាំង, ស្ទុះ
- 10.
- (FIGURATIVE) ពួក, ក្រុម, បក្សនយោបាយ
adjective
- 1.
- Printing. block letter នៃអក្សធំៗ (ធម្មតាបួនជ្រុង)
verb — past tense: blocked ; past participle: blocked ; present participle: blocking ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) ~ something (up) (to enclose, to shape (a hat) ) ខ្ទប់, បិទ, បំបិទ, ខ្ទាស់, ទប់ឲ្យជាប់, ដាក់ណែងណង, ធ្វើឲ្យទទើសទទែង, បង្កើតឧបសគ្គ, ស្ទះ, សន្ធប់ (ដោយបៀកបាយអ) / ហ៊ុំជញ្ជាំង, បង្ខាំងក្នុងជញ្ជាំង, ធ្វើច្បោលៗ
Example: A block of stone, wood, etc, A block of houses, flaw, Stumbling block, The road is block, The stalled car blocked traffic, The police set up a road block. block up (a statue) block up (an opening) តម្កល់លើ, block out (sound) ភ្ជិតនិង - 2.
- រារាំង, ជាប់គាំង
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- 2.
- 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.
- 3.
- The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay their necks when they are beheaded.
- 4.
- The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- 5.
- The pattern or shape of a hat.
- 6.
- A large or long building divided into separate houses or shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact with each other so as to form one building; a row of houses or shops.
- 7.
- A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets, whether occupied by buildings or not.
- 8.
- A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles.
- 9.
- The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- 10.
- A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.
- 11.
- A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to make it type high.
- 12.
- A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.
- 13.
- A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
- 14.
- In Australia, one of the large lots into which public land, when opened to settlers, is divided by the government surveyors.
- 15.
- A block hole.
- 16.
- The popping crease.
verb — past tense: blocked ; past participle: blocked ; present participle: blocking ;
- 1.
- 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.
- 2.
- To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.
- 3.
- To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.