I . v. a.
1.
Obstruct, close, ~ade, stop, arrest, shut up, stop up, ~ up, fill up.
2.
Mould, shape, form ( on a ~ ).
3.
Make steady or firm, stiffen, brace.
II . n.
1.
Thick and heavy piece ( as of wood or stone ), mass.
2.
Mould ( on which objects are made ).
3.
Simpleton, fool, ~head. See dunce .
4.
Mass of houses ( in a square or a continuous row ), mass of buildings.
5.
City ~, square.
6.
( Naut. ) Pulley, tackle.
7.
Executioner's ~ ( in fig. sense ), scaffold, execution.
8.
Stoppage, obstruction, jam, pack.