block
blɒk
noun
a large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.
a block of marble
chunk,hunk,brick,slab,lump,piece,bar,cake,cube,wedge,mass,wad,slice,wodge
verb
make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.
the narrow roads were blocked by cars
clog (up),stop up,choke,plug,obstruct,gum up,occlude,dam up,congest,jam,close,bung up,gunge up,close up,bar,shut off,barricade,seal