Meaning

(transitive) To remove or clear a block or obstruction from..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To remove or clear a block or obstruction from.
2. (transitive) To free or make available.
3. (intransitive, card games) In whist, to throw away a high card so as not to interrupt one's partner's long suit.
4. (transitive) To enable communication again, via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with (somebody previously blocked).
5. The removal of a block or blockage.

Example Sentences

We need a plumber to unblock the sink.

During this period, Network Rail was able to unblock a culvert and stabilise a high-risk landslip at Beattock, and to stabilise a high-risk landslip site at Ravenstruther (near Carstairs).

It is not just bad news about Dubai that gets blocked from the Internet; […] a whole range of other social networking sites have been blocked, unblocked and reblocked.

Look for every opportunity to create an entry to the weak hand. Spectacular unblocks are often needed.

Control messages, such as requests/forwards/unblocks, are often shorter as they need to carry the address and some header information, while data messages, such as responses, are cache-line sized with some extra header information.

Word Forms

• unblocks
• unblocking
• unblocked

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Use unblock when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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