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There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
John Calvin

Meaning of "block out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLOCK OUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLOCK OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Block out is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb block out in English.

WHAT DOES BLOCK OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Blockout

Blockout is a puzzle video game, published in 1989 by California Dreams, developed in Poland by Aleksander Ustaszewski and Mirosław Zabłocki. The game is the logical extension of Tetris into the third dimension. In regular Tetris, the player manipulates a set of tetrominoes which fall into a two-dimensional pit. The aim is to solve a real-time packing problem by forming complete rows, which then disappear and score points. Poor play leads to incomplete rows, caused by inefficient arrangements of tiles; these rows do not disappear, giving the player progressively less space and less time to play subsequent pieces. Similarly, in Blockout, the player manipulates a set of polycubes which fall into a three-dimensional pit. The pieces can be rotated around all three axes, and moved horizontally and vertically. The aim is to form complete layers.

Definition of block out in the English dictionary

The first definition of block out in the dictionary is to plan or describe in a general fashion. Other definition of block out is to prevent the entry or consideration of. Block out is also to mask part of, in order that light may not pass through it.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLOCK OUT

PRESENT

Present
I block out
you block out
he/she/it blocks out
we block out
you block out
they block out
Present continuous
I am blocking out
you are blocking out
he/she/it is blocking out
we are blocking out
you are blocking out
they are blocking out
Present perfect
I have blocked out
you have blocked out
he/she/it has blocked out
we have blocked out
you have blocked out
they have blocked out
Present perfect continuous
I have been blocking out
you have been blocking out
he/she/it has been blocking out
we have been blocking out
you have been blocking out
they have been blocking out
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I blocked out
you blocked out
he/she/it blocked out
we blocked out
you blocked out
they blocked out
Past continuous
I was blocking out
you were blocking out
he/she/it was blocking out
we were blocking out
you were blocking out
they were blocking out
Past perfect
I had blocked out
you had blocked out
he/she/it had blocked out
we had blocked out
you had blocked out
they had blocked out
Past perfect continuous
I had been blocking out
you had been blocking out
he/she/it had been blocking out
we had been blocking out
you had been blocking out
they had been blocking out
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will block out
you will block out
he/she/it will block out
we will block out
you will block out
they will block out
Future continuous
I will be blocking out
you will be blocking out
he/she/it will be blocking out
we will be blocking out
you will be blocking out
they will be blocking out
Future perfect
I will have blocked out
you will have blocked out
he/she/it will have blocked out
we will have blocked out
you will have blocked out
they will have blocked out
Future perfect continuous
I will have been blocking out
you will have been blocking out
he/she/it will have been blocking out
we will have been blocking out
you will have been blocking out
they will have been blocking out
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would block out
you would block out
he/she/it would block out
we would block out
you would block out
they would block out
Conditional continuous
I would be blocking out
you would be blocking out
he/she/it would be blocking out
we would be blocking out
you would be blocking out
they would be blocking out
Conditional perfect
I would have block out
you would have block out
he/she/it would have block out
we would have block out
you would have block out
they would have block out
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been blocking out
you would have been blocking out
he/she/it would have been blocking out
we would have been blocking out
you would have been blocking out
they would have been blocking out
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you block out
we let´s block out
you block out
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to block out
Past participle
blocked out
Present Participle
blocking out
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLOCK OUT

block and tackle
block association
block booking
block calendar
block capital
block diagram
block grant
block in
block lava
block letter
Block Parent Program of Canada
block party
block plane
block printing
block release
block sampling
block system
block tin
block vote
block voting

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLOCK OUT

back out
book out
break out
chalk out
check out
chuck out
find out
fork out
freak out
kick out
lock out
luck out
pick out
seek out
speak out
stick out
talk out
think out
trick out
walk out
work out

Synonyms and antonyms of block out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «block out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLOCK OUT

Find out the translation of block out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of block out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «block out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阻挡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bloquear
570 millions of speakers

English

block out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहर ब्लॉक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حجب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

блокировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bloquear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নকশা করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bloquer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

menghalang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verdecken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遮る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차단
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mblokir metu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngăn chặn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளியே தடுக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आडवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

engellemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bloccare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zablokować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блокувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bloca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπλοκάρουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blokkeer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blockera ut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blokkere ut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of block out

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOCK OUT»

The term «block out» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.016 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLOCK OUT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «block out» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «block out» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about block out

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10 QUOTES WITH «BLOCK OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word block out.
1
Christina Aguilera
I've been through my highs, I've been through my lows; I've been through the gamut of all things in this business. Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale. It's noise I block out automatically. I love my body.
2
John Calvin
There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit than confidence in our own intelligence.
3
Allyson Felix
Before a race, I block out what's going on in the stadium. It's different for everyone. But for me, I've always been able to block it out. For a sprint race, it's important not to get distracted.
4
Lleyton Hewitt
I've probably put up with more criticism than a lot of people out there. At the end of the day, you block out everything, especially with your personal life.
5
Dev Hynes
Every day there's a lot of things I block out, because if I start visualising things, I tend to go completely insane. I've always had anxiety issues, and it can totally overwhelm me and suck me under if I'm not keeping focused. I just think and think until I have a panic attack, and then it dies down.
6
Carl Lewis
I found the emotion that as an athlete you block out, and it really helped me to understand myself as a person. I'm a really emotional person and it helped make me a better person.
7
Sophia Loren
I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.
8
Maria Sharapova
When I walk through that gate to the court, that's my escape. I block out everything, good and bad.
9
Matthew Shultz
With each thing that you do, all the fears in life and safeguards block out, or obscure, who you truly are. I think that just a glimpse of the person ever comes through in most material.
10
Katarina Witt
Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLOCK OUT»

Discover the use of block out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to block out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Complete Printmaker
Any procedure for screen printing that uses a stencil technique—whether the stencil is made of paper, lacquer film, photo emulsion, or glue—is essentially a block-out method. However, in the lexicon of screen-printing techniques, the term  ...
John Ross, 2009
2
The Women's Basketball Drill Book
Purpose To teach players to find someone to block out, go to that player and make contact, find the ball, release, and then go get the ball. Organization Five players stand around the three-point circle. Two defenders are in the middle of the free ...
Women's Basketball Coaches Association
3
MCQs for PGs in Prosthodontics
Shaped block out is a procedure: A. To create ledges on which clasp pattern are placed B. Used to block out areas cervical to Guiding plane surface C. To block out all undercut areas that will be crossed by connectors D. Block out for ...
Bhat, 2005
4
Basic and Advanced Regulatory Control: System Design and ...
The output of the PID algorithm is scaled, passed to output selection (manual/ automatic switch), then to output limiting, and then to the block's OUT parameter. The BKCAL_OUT parameter will be used in cascade control schemes, which are  ...
Harold L. Wade, 2004
5
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
... a block slidably mounted within the U-shaped member, a spring for moving the block out of the U-shaped member into the gap of the ring radially of the ring when the gap of the ring Is in alinement with the block, said housing having a slot , ...
6
How to Rebuild Your Small-block Mopar: 273, 1967 & Later ...
PREPARING THE BLOCK If you sent the block out for machining—we did— it should come back with the machine work complete and new core plugs, cam plug, oil-gallery plugs and new cam bearings. If all the preparation has been done at ...
Don Taylor, 1982
7
Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
... a gravity-block in said disk, a lug on said block having teeth adapted to engage the teeth of said gear-wheel, means for holding said block out of engagement with said gear-wheel, means for releasing said block by the movement of the ware ...
United States. Patent Office, 1907
8
Working Mother
But new Block Out® 15 is actually waterproof, for protection that stays on twice as long, without re-applying. Used as directed, new Block Out 15 blocks out over 90 % of the sun's burning rays, for ultra sunburn protection. And new Block Out's ...
9
Players of the Block: The World's Famous Block, That Is
I was trying to figure out how to hit this store, so I went in his bathroom and took up the floor, board by board, and once I saw the drop ceiling, I took one block out and there was the hole from the bathroom straight to the store. I hung down in the  ...
Emory Newkirk, 1998
10
Don't Throw It Out: Recycle, Renew and Reuse to Make Things Last
BLOCK OUT TIME FOR WOOD SURFACES. In a busy kitchen, a butcher block can see a lot of action, and it's your job to help it recover from a hard day's work. Some simple maintenance procedures and precautions will help a high-quality ...
Lori Baird, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLOCK OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term block out is used in the context of the following news items.
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Death Note drapes? Fans spot TV drama's curtains in their home …
Death Note drapes? Fans spot TV drama's curtains in their home, keep them shut to block out Light. Casey Baseel 12 hours ago; Comments 0 ... «RocketNews24, Jul 15»
2
Astronomy group proposes hi-def space telescope for spotting Earth …
Starlight suppression, in theory, would block out starlight to one part per 10 billion to allow for direct detection of orbiting planets. Today's ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
3
​War encircles popular summer vacation spot in Syria
If you're Syrian and you can afford it, this is where you come for your summer vacation -- and to block out Syria's vicious war, which is creeping ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
4
Magic Mike XXL review
But if Channing Tatum was the star before, he's the centre of the very universe now - this is his movie, and his moves and mojo block out the ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
5
Coming up: Noise barriers for PIE stretch
"While these noise barriers are not intended nor designed to completely block out traffic noise, the trial will... allow for an evaluation of overall ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
6
Carli Lloyd's fame rises to new levels
Lloyd's ability to block out the rest of the world and focus on winning was manifest in a lot of ways during this tournament. The most famous was ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
7
McIlroy injury a game-changer
But these guys can block out a lot more [pain] than the average golfer. But if his doctor thinks he can swing without [having surgery first], the ... «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jul 15»
8
North Korea clamps down on already spare Internet access
Filters to block out specific sites, like the ones used by parents to keep children from viewing adult content, aren't unusual either. For most North ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
9
Rave reviews for Gullane, so let's see for ourselves
... the screening to block out the main road at the right-hand side of the 18th close to the green is probably as tasteful as it gets for screening. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
10
Coronation Street: Filming Deirdre's funeral was difficult and …
She tries to be very efficient and busy herself with the plans in a bid to block out the pain. Was it hard for you filming Deirdre's funeral, given that ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»

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