blocking (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *blocking*:
NOUN	act	blocking, block	the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

blocking > pronunciation
Sounds	blaa'kihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *blocking*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements.
Synonym	block
Narrower	interference	(American football) blocking a player's path with your body
	parry	(fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
	trap block	(American football) an illegal block
Broader	obstruction	Getting in someone's way
Spanish	bloqueo
Catalan	blocatge, bloqueig, interferència
Verbs	block	impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
	block	render unsuitable for passage
	block	block passage through

HyperDic: blocking