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hard-block

hard-block verb: to permanently block (a user) on social media, as opposed to soft-blocking.

Verb

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

  1. (Internet, transitive) To permanently block (a user) on social media, as opposed to soft-blocking.
    • And just last week, I gave my partner the silent treatment for not answering me after five minutes. On social media, all I seem to do is hard-block people left and right, foregoing the soft-block altogether. If I’m not doing that, I leave rude comments with super sassy emojis or direct message my...2022 October 27, Paloma Torres, quoting Potentially Petty/Hot Person, “Advice Column: Am I becoming hotter or just pettier? Paloma Torres answers the age-old question constantly on everyone's minds”...

Noun

hard-block (plural hard-blocks)

  1. (Internet) The act of doing this.
    • Essentially, the users in question would not be prohibited from accessing your profile and tweets like a hard block would trigger. Instead, they will still be able to see your tweets and also send you direct messages. Your presence will be taken off from their news feed.2021 October 12, Bharat Sharma, “Twitter Lets You 'Soft Block' Insufferable Followers: But Will It Limit Abuse?”, in Indiatimes

Forms of hard-block

Verb
third-person singular presenthard-blocks
present participlehard-blocking
past participlehard-blocked
pasthard-blocked
alternative formhardblock
alternative formhard block
Noun
pluralhard-blocks

Questions about hard-block

What does hard-block mean?
Hard-block means to permanently block (a user) on social media, as opposed to soft-blocking.
What part of speech is hard-block?
Hard-block can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of hard-block?
The past tense of hard-block is hard-blocked.

Words near hard-block in the dictionary

  1. hard-assery
  2. hard-asses
  3. hard-bill
  4. hard-bills
  5. hard-bitten
  6. hard-block
  7. hard-blocked
  8. hard-blocking
  9. hard-blocks
  10. hard-boil
  11. hard-boiled

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