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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Block \Block\ (bl[o^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blocked
     (bl[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Blocking.] [Cf. F. bloquer, fr.
     bloc block. See Block, n.]
     1. To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to
        prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the
        way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed
        by up; as, to block up a road or harbor; to block an
        entrance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              With moles . . . would block the port. --Rowe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A city . . . besieged and blocked about. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two
        boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood
        glued to each.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. to cause (any activity) to halt by creating an
        obstruction; as, to block a nerve impulse; to block a
        biochemical reaction with a drug.
        [PJC]
  
     To block out, to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out
        roughly; to lay out; to outline; as, to block out a plan.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Blocking \Block"ing\, n.
     1. The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping
        with a block or blocks.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Block \Block\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blocked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Blocking.] [Cf. F. bloquer, fr. bloc block. See Block,
     n.]
     1. To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to
        prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the
        way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed
        by up; as, to block up a road or harbor.
  
              With moles . . . would block the port. --Rowe.
  
              A city . . . besieged and blocked about. --Milton.
  
     2. To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two
        boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood
        glued to each.
  
     3. To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
  
     To block out, to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out
        roughly; to lay out; as, to block out a plan.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Blocking \Block"ing\, n.
     1. The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping
        with a block or blocks.
  
     2. Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  blocking
       n : (American football) the act of obstructing someone's path
           with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line
           backer" [syn: block, interference]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  blocking
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ πληροφ en) κατάσταση στην οποία ο υπολογιστής ή κάποιο πρόγραμμα
  σαματά να αλληλεπιδρά έως ότου ολοκληρώσει κάποια εργασία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  blocking
     n.
     The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
     vb.
     (present participle of en block nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  blocking
     n.
     The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
     vb.
     (present participle of en block nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  blocking
     n.
     The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
     vb.
     (present participle of en block nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  blocking
     n.
     The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
     vb.
     (present participle of en block nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  blocking
     Englanti n.
     1 sulkeminen
     2 estäminen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b lock ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  blocking
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en block ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb block)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Blocking /blˈɒkɪŋ/
  السّدّ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  blocking /blˈɒkɪŋ/ 
  zatarasení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  blocking /blˈɒkɪŋ/ 
  blokace

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  blocking /blˈɒkɪŋ/ 
  zahrazení