| VERB | contact | unblock | clear or remove an obstruction from |
|---|---|---|---|
| competition | unblock | 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 | |
| change | unblock, unfreeze, free, release | make (assets) available |
| Meaning | Clear or remove an obstruction from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "the procedure unblocked his arteries" | |
| Broader | unstuff, loosen up | Cause to become unblocked |
| Meaning | 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
| Broader | play | participate in games / games or sport |
| Meaning | make (assets) available. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | unfreeze, free, release | |
| Broader | issue, supply | circulate or distribute or equip with |
| Opposite | freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) |
| Spanish | desbloquear, descongelar, divulgar, liberar, soltar | |
| Catalan | desbloquejar, divulgar | |
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