blocking

Definition of blocking

Nouns

the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
Synonyms:
block
Types:
interference
(American football) blocking a player's path with your body
trap block
(American football) an illegal block
parry
(fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
Type of:
obstruction
getting in someone's way

Vocabulary Lists for blocking

George Orwell's "1984" Part 2 (comprehensive) »(2441 words)
Comprehensive vocabulary list for George Orwell's...
  • gateleg table
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  • Eurasia
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  • fuck
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Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" Chapters 1-7 »(488 words)
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  • sweetbriar
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Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway" »(215 words)
Vocabulary study list for Virginia Woolf's "Mrs....
  • whispering gallery
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  • inappropriately
  • insubstantial

Jon Krakauer's Into The Wild »(144 words)
This is a vocabulary list to accompany Into the Wild by...
  • abandon
  • accord
  • accurate
  • acid
  • adapt

Words that contain blocking