Block
Block verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.
Usage example: one of the patient's arteries was so blocked with fatty deposits that blood flow had been reduced to a trickle
Free
Free verb - To make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions.
Usage example: we'll free the river by breaking up the ice jam
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Interestingly, the reef does nothing to block out the planet's twin suns... though Malodrax is a daemon world, so it probably gets free sunlight from the Warp instead.
Source: Dyson Sphere -
NBC actually advertised its Thursday night comedy block (which Scrubs was a part of) as being completely laugh track free.
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The series, part of Filmation's block of live-action programming in The '70s, is free to watch (with ads) on Hulu right here.This show provides examples of: Action Girl: As much as she can be in a minimally violent kids' show like this.
Source: Series / The Secrets Of Isis
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