block

n

1. chunk, brick, cake, cube, loaf, Inf. hunk; mass, lump, clod, clump, gob, wad; piece, wedge, bar.

2. scaffold, guillotine, maiden.

3. obstacle, obstruction, barrier, barricade, blockade; stop, impediment, hindrance, check, deterrent, hurdle, stumbling block; constraint, restraint, trammel; snag, catch, hitch, rub, drawback, fly in the ointment; congestion, jam, blockage, stoppage; dead end, blind alley, cul-de-sac, impasse.

4. mental block, psychological block, memory obstruction.

5. blockhead, dunce, nincompoop, half-wit. See blockhead .

v

6. obstruct, impede, hinder, deter, bar, blockade, barricade, stand in the way; stop, stay, restrain, constrain, trammel, bridle, retard, frustrate, thwart.

7. fend off, ward off, stave off, beat off; parry, fend, counter.

8. shape, mold, form, fashion, tailor, frame.

9. plan, plan out, lay plans, lay out a plan, lay out, work out, sketch out, map out, hammer out, knock out; outline, delineate, schematize.