Blocking
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:22 pts8 letters
Definition of Blocking
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.
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