blocking
verb
Definitions
To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
Example: The pipe is blocked.
To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
Example: You're blocking the road – I can't get through!
To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
Example: His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss.
To impede an opponent.
Example: He blocked the basketball player's shot.
noun
Definitions
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
Example: 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.