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blocking

/ˈblɑkɪŋ/ /ˈblɒkɪŋ/

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verb

To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.

Examples :

"The pipe is blocked."

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To prevent (something or someone) from passing.

Examples :

"The fallen tree was blocking the road. "

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To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).

Examples :

"His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss."

action achievement ability function

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verb

To impede an opponent.

Examples :

"The basketball player was good at blocking his opponent from reaching the basket. "

sport action game

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To specify the positions and movements of the actors.

Examples :

"It was very difficult to block this scene convincingly."

entertainment stage action

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To hit with a block.

Examples :

"The goalie was blocking the soccer ball to prevent a goal. "

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To play a block shot.

Examples :

"The basketball player was blocking his opponent's shot. "

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To disable communication via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with an undesirable someone.

Examples :

"She got tired of the unwanted calls, so she ended up blocking his number on her phone. "

communication technology internet

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verb

Examples :

"When the condition expression is false, the thread blocks on the condition variable."

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To stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape.

Examples :

"I blocked the mittens by wetting them and pinning them to a shaped piece of cardboard."

wear style material item

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To shape or sketch out roughly.

Examples :

"The sculptor was blocking out the form of the statue with clay. "

art style action plan

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noun

The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.

Examples :

"blocking of major opposition sites"

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noun

The precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera (originally planned using miniature blocks).

Examples :

"The director spent the morning finalizing the blocking for the school play, carefully positioning each actor on stage. "

art entertainment stage action position plan

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noun

Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.

Examples :

"The construction workers used heavy blocking to hold up the damaged wall before they could repair it. "

architecture building material

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A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.

Examples :

""My old keyboard had terrible blocking, making it impossible to reliably play fast-paced games." "

computing electronics technology device technical machine