BLOCKING
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
verb
- To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.“The pipe is blocked.”
- To prevent (something or someone) from passing.“You're blocking the road – I can't get through!”
- To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).“His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss.”
- To impede an opponent.“He blocked the basketball player's shot.”
- To specify the positions and movements of the actors.“It was very difficult to block this scene convincingly.”
noun
- The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.“blocking of major opposition sites”
- 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).
- Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
- A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: BLOCKING-S
