"put a block on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts a block on [present, singular, third-person], putting a block on [participle, present], put a block on [participle, past], put a block on [past], put the blocks on [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,put>}} put a block on (third-person singular simple present puts a block on, present participle putting a block on, simple past and past participle put a block on)
  1. to stop something. Synonyms: put a hold on, put the kibosh on, put a lid on
    Sense id: en-put_a_block_on-en-verb-7MDPceQk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "puts a block on",
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        "present",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "putting a block on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put a block on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put a block on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put the blocks on",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to stop something."
      ],
      "id": "en-put_a_block_on-en-verb-7MDPceQk",
      "links": [
        [
          "stop",
          "stop"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "put a hold on"
        },
        {
          "word": "put the kibosh on"
        },
        {
          "word": "put a lid on"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "put a block on"
}

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    {
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "putting a block on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put a block on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put a block on",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "put the blocks on",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "put a block on (third-person singular simple present puts a block on, present participle putting a block on, simple past and past participle put a block on)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        "to stop something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stop",
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "put a hold on"
        },
        {
          "word": "put the kibosh on"
        },
        {
          "word": "put a lid on"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "put a block on"
}

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