Unblock — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

clear or remove an obstruction from

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnblˈɑːk/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnblˈɒk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnblˈɒk/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnblˈɑːk/.

Examples

the procedure unblocked his arteries
release the holdings in the dictator's bank account

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

release free unfreeze

Antonyms

freeze block

Parts of Speech

verb	clear or remove an obstruction from “the procedure unblocked his arteries”
verb	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
verb	make (assets) available “release the holdings in the dictator's bank account”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entsperren

Beseitigen oder entfernen Sie ein Hindernis

🇫🇷French

débloquer

dégager ou retirer un obstacle de

🇪🇸Spanish

desatascar

despejar o eliminar una obstrucción

🇮🇹Italian

sbloccare

eliminare o rimuovere un'ostruzione da

🇳🇱Dutch

deblokkeren

een obstakel verwijderen of verwijderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desbloquear

limpar ou remover uma obstrução do

🇷🇺Russian

разблокировать

очистить или устранить препятствие из

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनब्लॉ

किसी रुकावट को साफ़ करना या हटाना

🇧🇩Bengali

আনব্লক

থেকে একটি বাধা সাফ বা অপসারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

தடைநீக்கு

ஒரு தடையை அழிக்கவும் அல்லது அகற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అన్‌బ్లాక్ చేయండి

ఒక అడ్డంకిని క్లియర్ చేయండి లేదా తొలగించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अनब्लॉक

एक अडथळा साफ करा किंवा दूर करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનાવરોધિત કરો

એક અવરોધ દૂર કરો અથવા દૂર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಿರ್ಬಂಧಿಸಿ

ಅಡಚಣೆಯನ್ನು ತೆರವುಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടഞ്ഞത് മാറ്റുക

ഒരു തടസ്സം മായ്‌ക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨਬਲੌਕ

ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਹਟਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر مسدود

کسی رکاوٹ کو صاف کریں یا ہٹا دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解锁

清除或移除其中的障碍物

🇯🇵Japanese

ブロックを解除する

～からの障害物を取り除く、または取り除く

🇰🇷Korean

차단 해제

장애물을 치우거나 제거하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bỏ chặn

xóa hoặc loại bỏ một vật cản từ

🇹🇭Thai

เลิกบล็อก

เคลียร์หรือขจัดสิ่งกีดขวางออกไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

buka blokir

membersihkan atau menghilangkan penghalang dari

🇵🇭Filipino

i-unblock

alisin o alisin ang isang sagabal mula sa

🇲🇾Malay

nyahsekat

kosongkan atau keluarkan halangan daripada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إلغاء الحظر

مسح أو إزالة عائق من

🇮🇷Persian

رفع انسداد

یک مانع را پاک کنید یا از آن بردارید

🇹🇷Turkish

engellemeyi kaldır

bir engeli temizleyin veya kaldırın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לבטל את החסימה

לנקות או להסיר מכשול

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