Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BLOCK
BLOCK, v.t. [Fr. bloquer; Port. and Sp. bloquear; It. bloccare.]
To inclose or shut up, so as to hinder egress or passage; to stop up; to obstruct by placing obstacles in the way; often followed by up; as, to block up a town, or a road.
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