Block
Block verb - Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets).
Usage example: Blocked funds
Release
Release verb - To set free from entanglement or difficulty.
Usage example: the new governor finally managed to release himself from his rash campaign promise
How words are described
| live | live block | live release |
| old | old block | old release |
| full | full block | full release |
| special | special block | special release |
| Other adjectives: similar, regular, original, single, successful, massive, main, new, major, final, next, last, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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This album saw two releases, the second despite an attempt by the Beatles to block its release, but a third release was successfully and permanently blocked.
Source: Music / The Beatles - An unofficial release of The Beatles' performances from their last sojourn to Hamburg was made in 1977, with The Beatles themselves trying and failing to block its release.
Source: Live Album -
Combattler V can release a spiked block which is connected to the arms with a wire.
Source: Anime / Combattler V
Cite this Source
Release and Block. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/release
Block & Release. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/release>.
Release or Block. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/release.
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