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21block something up — ˌblock sthˈup derived to completely fill a hole or an opening and so prevent anything from passing through it • One door had been blocked up. • My nose is blocked up. Main entry: ↑blockderived …
22entry — noun 1 right to enter sth ADJECTIVE ▪ free ▪ The club offers free entry to women on Thursdays. ▪ college, school, university (esp. BrE) VERB + ENTRY …
23block — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hindrance, blockage, obstruction; row, street, square (See abode); mass, lump, cube (See density). v. t. impede, check, stop, bar; thwart, foil. See closure, identity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A mass,… …
24Block walking — In combinatorics, block walking is a method useful in thinking about sums of combinations graphically as walks on Pascal s triangle. As the name suggests, block walking problems involve counting the number of ways an individual can walk from one… …
25Block-oriented terminal — A block oriented terminal is a type of computer terminal that communicates with its host in blocks of data, usually chunks of text, as opposed to a character oriented terminal that communicates with its host one character at a time. The IBM 3270… …
26block something off — CLOSE UP, shut off, seal off, barricade, bar, obstruct. → block * * * ˌblock sthˈoff derived to close a road or an opening by placing a barrier at one end or in front of it • The main roads of the city have been blocked off. Main entry:… …
27Block-transfer instruction — On the PDP 10, the BLT (Block Transfer) instruction copies words from memory to memory. The left half of the selected AC specifies the first source address. The right half of the AC specifies the first destination address. The effective address… …
28on the block — Up for auction • • • Main Entry: ↑block * * * on the block phrase for sale at an auction (=a public sale where people offer money to buy things) Thesaurus: auctions and auctioninghyponym M …
29new kid on the block — phrase someone who has just started a new activity He’s the new kid on the block, so of course he gets a lot of stick. Thesaurus: learners and inexperienced peoplesynonym degrees and other academic qualificationshyponym Main entry: kid * * * …
30chip off the old block — see ↑chip, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑block chip off the old block informal : someone who looks or behaves like his or her parent His son is a real chip off the old block. • • • Main Entry: ↑chip chip off the old block see …
