unblock meaning

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unblock (verb): clear or remove an obstruction from.

unblock has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

unblock as a verb

  1. clear or remove an obstruction from
    • the procedure unblocked his arteries

    Type of: unstuff

  2. 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

    Type of: play

  3. make (assets) available
    • release the holdings in the dictator's bank account

    Synonyms: unfreeze, free, release

    Opposite: block

    Type of: issue

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in CK · 7-letter words

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