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noun
- 1. the action or fact of blocking or obstructing someone or something: "the issue led to the disruption of classes and the blocking of the Kakata highway by angry students"
- 2. the sudden halting of the flow of thought or speech, as a symptom of schizophrenia or other mental disorder.
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BLOCKING definition: 1. the action or fact of preventing something such as light, air, or a moving object from passing…. Learn more.
The meaning of BLOCK is a compact usually solid piece of substantial material especially when worked or altered to serve a particular purpose. How to use block in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Block.
When you obstruct someone from seeing or doing something, that's blocking. In most sports, blocking your opponent is a huge part of playing the game.
1. a. A solid piece of a hard substance, such as wood, having one or more flat sides. b. Such a piece used as a construction member or as a support. c. Such a piece upon which chopping or cutting is done: a butcher's block. d. Such a piece upon which persons are beheaded.
noun. electronics the interruption of anode current in a valve because of the application of a high negative voltage to the grid. internal congestion in a communication system that prevents the transmission of information. Discover More.
Synonyms for BLOCKING: impeding, hindering, hampering, retardant, frustrating, baffling, neutralizing, stalling; Antonyms of BLOCKING: assisting, aiding, facilitating, smoothing, promoting, encouraging, nurturing, abetting.
block noun (GROUP) [ C ] a group of things bought, dealt with, or considered together: a block of tickets / seats / shares. block booking Corporate hospitality firms make block bookings (= buy large numbers of seats) at big sporting events. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
block. block something to stop something from moving or flowing through a pipe, a passage, a road, etc. by putting something in it or across it. After today's heavy snow, many roads are still blocked. A truck had overturned and was completely blocking traffic.
noun. 1. electronics. the interruption of anode current in a valve because of the application of a high negative voltage to the grid. 2. internal congestion in a communication system that prevents the transmission of information. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'blocking' in a sentence. blocking.
a piece of wood or metal with designs that have been engraved on it, used for printing. anything that stops or prevents movement: The sink has a block in it. Psychiatry a stoppage in thinking, speech, or writing: writer's block. Sport Sports. a hindering of an opponent or an opponent's play: his block on the tackler allowed me to score.
