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blocking

/ˈblɒkɪŋ/

/ˈblɑːkɪŋ/

blocking off

blockingnoun

blockings

Pl.

Translations

блокирование

The blocking of the account was due to suspicious activity.

Блокирование аккаунта произошло из-за подозрительной активности.

заграждение

The blocking of the entrance was necessary for security reasons.

Заграждение входа было необходимо по соображениям безопасности.

блокировка

The blocking of the road caused a major traffic jam.

Блокировка дороги вызвала большую пробку.

Additional translations

затор

препятствие

Definitions

The action or process of obstructing or impeding movement, progress, or access.

The blocking of the road caused a major traffic jam during rush hour.

In theater, the precise staging of actors to tell the story in a play, including their movements and positions on stage.

The director spent hours working on the blocking to ensure the scene flowed smoothly.

In sports, the act of stopping an opponent from advancing, especially in football or basketball.

His excellent blocking helped the team secure a victory in the final minutes of the game.

In computing, a state in which a process or operation is waiting for an event and cannot proceed until that event occurs.

The thread entered blocking when it attempted to read from the empty queue.

In knitting and crochet, the process of dampening or steaming a finished piece and pinning it out to a desired shape so it dries to the correct dimensions.

After finishing the shawl, she did the blocking to open up the lace pattern.

Synonyms

blockinggerund / present participle

/ˈblɒkɪŋ/

/ˈblɑːkɪŋ/

Definitions

Serving to obstruct movement, passage, or progress; preventing something from happening.

A blocking filter was installed to reduce spam emails.

(Meteorology) forming a stationary high-pressure system that interrupts the normal eastward movement of weather patterns.

A blocking ridge over the Atlantic kept the cold front from reaching the coast.

blocknoun

Definitions

A large, solid piece of hard material, typically with flat surfaces on each side.

The children played with wooden blocks, stacking them into towers.

A group of buildings bounded by four streets in a city.

She lives two blocks away from the grocery store.

An obstacle or hindrance to progress, understanding, or achievement.

Writer's block can be a frustrating experience for authors.

A large quantity or amount of something treated as a single unit.

The company purchased a block of shares in the new startup.

A section of a program or data in computing.

The program crashed due to a corrupted block of data.

A pulley or system of pulleys mounted in a case.

The sailors used a block and tackle to hoist the sails.

An act of stopping or deflecting an opponent or an object, such as a ball or puck, in sports.

The defender made a brilliant block to keep the ball out of the net.

blockverb

blocking

Gerundium

blocked

Präteritum

blocked

Partizip Perfekt

blocking

Gerundium

/blɒk/

/blɑːk/

Translations

блокировать

They decided to block the road to prevent access.

Они решили заблокировать дорогу, чтобы предотвратить доступ.

заграждать

The fallen tree blocked the path.

Павшее дерево заграждало путь.

преграждать

He used his car to block the entrance.

Он использовал свою машину, чтобы преградить вход.

Additional translations

перекрывать

загораживать

Definitions

To obstruct or prevent movement through or past something.

The fallen tree blocked the road, causing a traffic jam.

To stop or impede the progress or completion of something.

The new regulations could block the company's expansion plans.

To prevent someone from seeing or accessing something, especially on social media or digital platforms.

She decided to block him on all her social media accounts after their argument.

To stop a ball or puck from entering the goal in sports.

The goalkeeper managed to block the penalty shot, keeping the score tied.

Synonyms

Antonyms

blockadjective

Definitions

Written or printed in large, separate, typically capital letters; not cursive.

Please write your address in block capitals.