Unblock

//ʌnˈblɒk// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of a block or blockage.

    "Look for every opportunity to create an entry to the weak hand. Spectacular unblocks are often needed."

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove or clear a block or obstruction from. transitive

    "We need a plumber to unblock the sink."

  2. 2
    make (assets) available wordnet
  3. 3
    To free or make available. transitive

    "It is not just bad news about Dubai that gets blocked from the Internet; […] a whole range of other social networking sites have been blocked, unblocked and reblocked."

  4. 4
    play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding wordnet
  5. 5
    In whist, to throw away a high card so as not to interrupt one's partner's long suit. intransitive
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  1. 6
    clear or remove an obstruction from wordnet
  2. 7
    To enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked). transitive

Synonyms

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aidbareclearclear the waydeobstructdeobstruct

Example

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"One of the areas where Dr. Gregory hopes to use elastin is in the heart. He wants to replace metal stents, which are wire mesh tubes used to unblock arteries, with stents made from elastin."

Etymology

From un- + block.

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