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block the box

block the box verb: to stop too far forward while waiting for the traffic light at an intersection, thereby obstructing cross-traffic.

block the box: to stop too far forward while waiting for the traffic light at an intersection, thereby obstructing...
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Verb

block the box (third-person singular simple present blocks the box, present participle blocking the box, simple past and past participle blocked the box)

  1. To stop too far forward while waiting for the traffic light at an intersection, thereby obstructing cross-traffic.

Forms of block the box

third-person singular presentblocks the box
present participleblocking the box
past participleblocked the box
pastblocked the box

Questions about block the box

What does block the box mean?
Block the box means to stop too far forward while waiting for the traffic light at an intersection, thereby obstructing cross-traffic.
What part of speech is block the box?
Block the box is a verb.
What is the past tense of block the box?
The past tense of block the box is blocked the box.

Words near block the box in the dictionary

  1. block system
  2. block systems
  3. block tackle
  4. block tackles
  5. block teaching
  6. block the box
  7. block time
  8. block times
  9. block trade
  10. block trades
  11. block train

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