block the box

verb

To stop too far forward while waiting for the traffic light at an intersection, thereby obstructing cross-traffic.

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Meanings

verbblock the box (third-person singular simple present blocks the box, present participle blocking the box, simple past and past participle blocked the box)

present singular third person blocks the box · participle present blocking the box · participle past blocked the box · past blocked the box

  1. To stop too far forward while waiting for the traffic light at an intersection, thereby obstructing cross-traffic.
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APA

block the box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20the%20box

MLA

“block the box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20the%20box. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “block the box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20the%20box.

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