blocking
noun[U]
uk/ˈblɒk.ɪŋ/us/ˈblɑː.kɪŋ/blockingnoun[U](PREVENTING)
theactionorfactofpreventingsomething such aslight,air, or amovingobjectfrompassingthrough aplace:
He isresponsiblefordealingwithparkingviolationssuch as blocking ofdriveways.
Thestructurewill belargelybuiltfromglassinordertominimizethe blocking ofbayviews.
See also
bed-blocking
theactofpreventingsomething fromhappeningorsucceeding:
The blocking oflegislationwas adeliberatestrategy.
See also
ad-blocking
- Ifasbestosisinhaledit canleadto a blocking of thelungswithscartissue.
- He wasconsideringatradelawthat couldresultin the blocking ofimportsor levying oftariffs.
- He wasnotoriousfor hismockingof theUnitedNationsand blocking oftreaties.
- They said that thewebblockingsoftwaredid notworkwell andviolatedfree-speechrights.
Closing and blocking
- barricade
- batten
- batten down the hatchesidiom
- be snowed upidiom
- blocksomethingoff
- bung
- choke
- congest
- cork
- dam
- damsomethingup
- ensconce
- gum
- sealsomethingoff
- self-seal
- self-sealing
- shut
- shutsomeone/somethingin(something)
- silt
- the darkest hour is just before the dawnidiom
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Preventing and impeding
blockingnoun[U](SPORT)
in Americanfootball, theactofmovinginfrontofopponentsandpushingthem back so that theplayerwith theballcancarryitforwardsmoreeasily:
As acollegeplayerhe wasbestknownfor his blocking.
His blockingskillshelpthe team'srunninggame.
- Tobecomeacompleteplayer, he will have toimprovehis blocking.
- Somefineblocking set up James torunfor over a hundredyardsin the firsthalf.
- He does notcatcha lot ofpasses, but his blocking isoutstanding.
American football
- attempt
- blitz
- blocker
- carry
- carry the ballidiom
- chain
- drop
- football
- fullback
- huddle
- linebacker
- offence
- outgain
- outkick
- place-kick
- place-kicking
- scramble
- split end
- Super Bowl
- touchdown
blockingnoun[U](THEATRE)
theatre & filmspecialized
the way thatactorsarearrangedphysicallyon astageorfilmset:
Thelong,narrowstagecreatessomeawkwardblocking—performers sometimes have torepeatthings so bothsidesof thehousecanseethem.
Theactorsalreadyknowtheirlines; they’re here tolearnblocking andrefinetheirdelivery.
- Therehearsalspaceis onlyhalfthesizeof thetheatrestage, whichcausesseriousdifficultiesfor blocking andstaging.
- Thestageblocking was done in apeculiar,old-fashionedstylethat didn'tfloweasilyfrom oneeventto another.
Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing
- act out
- amateur theater
- appear
- camp
- chew
- chew the sceneryidiom
- come on
- corpse
- dumb show
- greasepaint
- interpreter
- method acting
- overact
- re-enactment
- recreation
- rep
- tread
- walk throughsomething
- walkthrough
- wrap party