blocking

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UK /ˈblɒkɪŋ/ US /ˈblɑkɪŋ/

noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

based, light, major, unoccupied

The major blocking issue prevented us from finishing the construction project on time.

VERB + BLOCKING

accused, dam, doing, fell, ghosting, like, park, snow

She accused him of blocking her from seeing the kids after the divorce.

BLOCKING + NOUN

competitors, driveway, gateway, microsoft, negotiations, opposition, path, river

The protesters were arrested for blocking the driveway to the government building.

PREP.

across, from, on, up, with

The fallen tree was blocking across the narrow mountain path.

ADV.

aside, heavily

The protesters were blocking heavily the entrance to the government building all morning.

Definitions

noun

The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.

blocking of major opposition sites

Miss H.'s voice was clear and intelligible, although it alternated between vocal blockings and extreme vocal hurry, every clause being jetted out suddenly, and rapidly decaying into aphonia.

The precise movement and positioning of actors in order to facilitate a performance (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.

Examine your matrix map, and make sure that no three keystrokes form a rectangle with a fourth keystroke that will cause you problems. This prevents both ghosting and blocking.

A rectangular discontinuity as an artifact of separating a discrete signal into blocks that are processed individually.

Blocking is an annoying effect in image compression using JPEG especially at low bit-rates.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

block

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

blocking and tackling

Basic tasks or skills in an undertaking or occupation.

Some are caught up in the vision. Others are turned off and say he's a self-promoter who doesn't know anything about the blocking and tackling of the brokerage business.

Example Bank

blocking of major opposition sites

Wiktionary

Miss H.'s voice was clear and intelligible, although it alternated between vocal blockings and extreme vocal hurry, every clause being jetted out suddenly, and rapidly decaying into aphonia.

Wiktionary

Examine your matrix map, and make sure that no three keystrokes form a rectangle with a fourth keystroke that will cause you problems. This prevents both ghosting and blocking.

Wiktionary

A car was blocking the gateway.

Tatoeba · #265445

Threats of retaliation are blocking negotiations.

Tatoeba · #320980

Hey! What are you doing blocking the way?

Tatoeba · #327161

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