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- [uhn-blok]
- /ʌnˈblɒk/
- /ˈʌnˈblɔk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-blok]
- /ʌnˈblɒk/
Definitions of unblock word
- verb with object unblock to remove a block or obstruction from: to unblock a channel; to unblock a person's credit. 1
- verb with object unblock Bridge. to play (a suit) so that the last card of the suit in one hand can provide access to the hand of the partnership having the longer holding in the suit. 1
- transitive verb unblock clear blockage from 1
- verb unblock to remove a blockage from (a pipe, etc) 0
- verb transitive unblock to remove a block from; free from being obstructed 0
Information block about the term
Origin of unblock
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; un-2 + block
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Unblock
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unblock popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unblock usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unblock
verb unblock
- gapped — a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach: We found a gap in the enemy's line of fortifications.
- gapping — a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach: We found a gap in the enemy's line of fortifications.
- holed — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- fissured — Simple past tense and past participle of fissure.
Antonyms for unblock
verb unblock
- bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- begrime — to make dirty; soil
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- bogged — wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
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