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Collocations for block - noun

1. solid piece of sth

ADJ.

big, huge, large, massive | small | solid | concrete, stone, wooden | building | starting (for a runner)
aiming to be first out of the starting blocks
breeze

2. large building divided into offices/flats

ADJ.

high-rise, tower | administration, apartment, cell, office
The prisoners had been transferred to a different cell block.

PREP.

in a/the ~
She lives in a modern apartment block.
~ of
a block of flats

3. temporary loss of abilities

ADJ.

mental, writer''s
The author denies that she is experiencing writer''s block.

VERB + BLOCK

experience, have, suffer from
I suddenly had a mental block and couldn''t remember his name.

Collocations for block - verb

1. make it difficult to pass

ADV.

completely | almost | partially, partly | off, up
The old route is completely blocked off. | Don''t block up the corridor with all these boxes.

VERB + BLOCK

try to | move to
One of the men moved to block their path.

PREP.

with
The exit was blocked with beer crates.

2. prevent sth being done

ADV.

successfully | effectively
The new rules would effectively block protesters'' attempts to assert their rights.

VERB + BLOCK

attempt to, seek to, try to | move to
The group has moved to block the government''s proposals.
PHRASAL VERBS block sth out

ADV.

completely
Black clouds had completely blocked out the sun.
almost

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