Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tie up | No | No | Yes | No |
block | Yes | No | Yes | No |
tie up (noun) | block (noun) |
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the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements | |
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 |
tie up (verb) | block (verb) |
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secure with or as if with ropes | shape into a block or blocks |
finish the last row | shape by using a block |
restrain from moving or operating normally | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) |
secure in or as if in a berth or dock | be unable to remember |
invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes | 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 |