Definition of v-block in English English dictionary
- 1-2-3 block
- A tool used in machining fields, especially milling, to aid in setup. It is a block of steel that is precisely squared and parallel whose sides are 1, 2, and 3 inches long, respectively. Similar, larger blocks are called 2-4-6 blocks
- 2-4-6 block
- A tool used in machining fields, especially milling, to aid in setup. It is a block of steel that is precisely squared and parallel whose sides are 2, 4, and 6 inches long, respectively. 2-4-6 blocks are a larger version of the more-common 1-2-3 block
- basic block
- A sequence of contiguous instructions that contain no jumps or labels
Dividing the code into basic blocks makes analysis of control flow much easier.
- block
- To specify the positions and movements of the actors
It was very difficult to block this scene convincingly.
- block
- To wait
When the condition expression is false, the thread blocks on the condition variable.
- block
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance
A block of stone.
- block
- A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions
- block
- To prevent (something or someone) from passing
You're blocking the road - I can't get through.
- block
- to shape or mould into the desired shape
- block
- A case with one or more sheaves/pulleys, used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example, as part of the rigging of a sailing ship
- block
- A section of split logs used as fuel
- block
- A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop
- block
- To impede an opponent in sports
The offensive linemen tried to block the blitz.
- block
- To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something)
His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss.
- block
- An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck)
- block
- To hit with a block
- block
- A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape
- block
- The human head
I'll knock your block off.
- block
- A residential building consisting of flats
A block of flats.
- block
- A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court
- block
- A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets
I'm going for a walk around the block.
- block
- To play a block shot
- block
- The distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern
The place you are looking for is two long blocks east and one short block north.
- block
- To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass
The pipe is blocked.
- block
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end
A block of 100 tickets.
- block
- To disable communication via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with an undesirable someone
I tried to message, but you blocked me!.
- block
- A cuboid of wood, plastic or other material used as a base on which to cut something
Anne Boleyn placed her head on the block and awaited her execution.
- block
- A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground
- block
- Something that prevents something from passing (see blockage)
There's a block in the pipe that means the water can't get through.
- block
- A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster)
- block and tackle
- human male external genitalia
- block and tackle
- A system of two or more pulleys (the tackles) each enclosed by a housing (the block) with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift or pull heavy loads
- block capital
- A capital letter written by hand
- block capitals
- text written entirely in capital letters
- block capitals
- plural form of block capital
- block copolymer
- a copolymer that is a block polymer - adjacent blocks being multiples of different monomers
- block diagram
- A pictorial representation of a system or process in which subsystems or other components are represented by geometric shapes joined by lines or arrows
- block diagrams
- plural form of block diagram
- block dump
- A small image that contains the sectors read off the original disc, during a computing process. It includes all the data the emulator reads off the original ISO image, and is used in problem solving by developers
- block heater
- an electric heater that heats the engine of a car to ease starting in cold weather
- block heaters
- plural form of block heater
- block hour
- A service hour of an aircraft, measured as an hour after leaving the departure gate and before arriving at the destination gate
Some airlines average more than twelve block hours a day from their long-haul aircraft.
- block hours
- plural form of block hour
- block length
- The length of a block
- block length
- The number of characters in a block
- block letter
- A capital letter written by hand
- block letters
- plural form of block letter
- block level element
- an HTML element that normally begins on a new line, and may or may not contain other block level elements or inline elements
- block macromolecule
- any macromolecule composed of a linear sequence of blocks
- block of flats
- A residential building consisting of apartments
- block out
- to prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind
After finding out she had terminal cancer, she tried to block out any thoughts of her own mortality.
- block out
- to prevent from entering or penetrating
High-factor suncream blocks out the sun's rays.
- block out
- to cover something, so as to make it impossible to see
- block parties
- plural form of block party
- block party
- A slang term for a game where a single player blocks the shots of many other players. Used frequently on Inside the NBA
Charles Barkley: Everybody.
- block party
- A festive event held in the street of a city block
- block polymer
- A polymer which is a block macromolecule
- block polymers
- plural form of block polymer
- block up
- to be completely blocked or obstrctued
- block up
- to completely block or obstruct
- boot block
- A dedicated block usually at the beginning (first block on first track) of a storage medium that holds special data used to start a system. Some systems use a boot block of several physical sectors, while some use only one boot sector. Other manufacturers use the terms boot block and boot sector interchangeably
- breeze-block
- A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete
- building block
- A component that is part of a larger construction
Cells are the building blocks of life.
- bur block
- A block (cuboid) with holes in it of varying sizes, designed for various-sized burs (drill bits)
- chip off the old block
- Someone who takes after their parent
He’s a chip off the old block for following in his father’s footsteps.
- cinder block
- A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete
- city block
- A distance comparable to the distance between streets in a city, in the approximate range of 0.2 - 0.4 km
Go along that road for about a city block and you should see an old barn.
- city block
- The smallest part of a town enclosed by streets
The store is huge, occupying an entire city block.
- city block
- The distance from one street to the next
A city block in Lawrence is generally 1/12 of a mile East-West or 1/8 of a mile North-South.
- clinker block
- A lightweight building block made from cinders and concrete
- clump block
- a thick, strong single block
- code block
- A block of sourcecode; often one which is delimited by brackets, or in some similar way, depending on the language
- code block
- A string, usually of a certain specific length, of characters, which have been encoded and transmitted to a receiver
- do one's block
- To become enraged
- ecology block
- A large concrete block with a groove in the bottom face and a tongue on the top face to eliminate slippage when they are stacked. There is also a steel loop on the top face to facilitate lifting. The blocks are stacked in an offset manner to create a wall for retaining earth by means of their great mass. A wall built with them can be readily dismantled and the blocks reused (in ecological fashion)
- extended basic block
- A sequence of contiguous instructions that contain no labels; unlike basic blocks they may contain jumps
An extended basic block can show more easily when expressions have already been calculated.
- falling block
- a single-shot firearm action in which a solid metal breechblock slides vertically in grooves cut into the breech of the rifle and actuated by a lever
- gapers block
- Alternative spelling of gapers' block
- gapers' block
- A traffic jam resulting from motorists slowing to look at a motor vehicle collision or other roadside distraction
In the pretty, tranquil valley, elk were feeding just off the highway, creating a gapers block.
- gawkers' block
- Alternative name of gapers' block
- have been around the block
- Alternative form of have been around
- heart block
- A disease in the electrical system of the heart, opposed to coronary artery disease, which is disease of the blood vessels of the heart
- mental block
- Repression of painful thoughts
His mental block is due to a childhood trauma which he will not confront.
- mental block
- Inability to continue a train of thought
- mounting block
- A small block, often carved with steps, used for mounting or dismounting a horse at a pub, courthouse etc
- new kid on the block
- Someone or something new to an existing community
While the Reform Party is the new kid on the block, its members who attended its first national convention this weekend acted like delegates to any other political convention.
- new kids on the block
- plural form of new kid on the block
- pillow block
- a metal block for supporting a rotating shaft; a bearing
- plumber block
- A pillow block
- stumbing-block
- Alternative spelling of stumbling block
- stumbling block
- A hindrance, obstacle or impediment
Idioms are a common stumbling block for learners of a language.
- tail block
- A block having a rope about it, and on an end hanging several feet from it. (FM 55-501)
- wood block
- a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick
- wood block
- a woodcut
- writer's block
- The inability to begin or continue work on a piece of writing; normally temporary
- block
- {v} to shut or stop up, inclose, hinder
- block
- {n} a heavy piece of wood pulley, hindrance
- chopping block
- {n} a block to chop meat on
- block of flats
- An apartment building, block of flats or tenement is a multi-unit dwelling made up of several (generally four or more) apartments (US) or flats (UK). Where the building is a high-rise construction, it is termed a tower block in the UK and elsewhere. The term apartment building is used regardless of height in the US
- mesh block
- A small geographic unit used in the census of several countries
- plummer block
- (Endüstri) A metal box that supports a revolving shaft, with a movable cover fastened by bolts giving access to the bearings
- put one's head on the block
- (deyim) Take great risks for someone or something; go to a lot of trouble or difficulty for someone or something; attempt to gain favor for someone or something
- put one's head on the block
- (deyim) Risk doing something which will make other people lose their good opinion of you if it fails. Usage notes: In the past, the block was a large piece of wood on which criminals had their heads cut off
- put one's neck on the block
- (deyim) Take great risks for someone or something; go to a lot of trouble or difficulty for someone or something; attempt to gain favor for someone or something
