Usually means: Obstacle preventing progress, metaphorically speaking.
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  1. monkey block: Merriam-Webster
  2. monkey-block, monkey block: Wordnik
  3. monkey block: Wiktionary
  4. monkey block: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. Monkey block, monkey block: Dictionary.com
  6. monkey block: FreeDictionary.org
  7. Monkey block: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (monkey block)

noun:  (nautical) A small single block strapped with a swivel.

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