"hard-block" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hard-blocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hard-block (plural hard-blocks)
  1. (Internet) The act of doing this. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-hard-block-en-noun-DQdOQHa1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hardblock, hard block

Verb

Forms: hard-blocks [present, singular, third-person], hard-blocking [participle, present], hard-blocked [participle, past], hard-blocked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} hard-block (third-person singular simple present hard-blocks, present participle hard-blocking, simple past and past participle hard-blocked)
  1. (Internet, transitive) To permanently block (a user) on social media, as opposed to soft-blocking. Tags: Internet, transitive Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-hard-block-en-verb-RBfxKBjG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hardblock, hard block

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