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block vs vapour lock

vapour lock vs block

block and vapour lock both are nouns.

block is a verb but vapour lock is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
block Yes No Yes No
vapour lock Yes No No No
As nouns, vapour lock is a hyponym of block; that is, vapour lock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than block:
  • block: an obstruction in a pipe or tube
  • vapour lock: a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
Other hyponyms of block include breech closer, breechblock, plug, stopper, stopple, vapor lock.
block (noun) vapour lock (noun)
the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
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
a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
a platform from which an auctioneer sells
housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
block (verb) vapour lock (verb)
shape into a block or blocks
shape by using a block
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
be unable to remember
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
render unsuitable for passage
obstruct
stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
support, secure, or raise with a block
block passage through
shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
stop from happening or developing
run on a block system
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