unblock meaning and definition

UNBLOCK verb

Definition of unblock (verb)

1. clear or remove an obstruction from
   • "the procedure unblocked his arteries"
2. 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
3. make (assets) available
   • "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
   • synonyms: free, release, unfreeze
   • antonym: block