Definitions for Blocking
block·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. blocking, blocknoun

   the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.4 / 14 votes

1. blockingnoun

   The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.

2. blockingnoun

   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).

3. blockingnoun

   Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blocking

   Blocking refers to the act of preventing access, continuation, or visibility to something or someone. This term can be applied in various contexts such as technology, where it may refer to stopping unwanted digital elements like pop-up ads, spam emails, or certain websites. In performance arts, blocking refers to the positioning and movement of actors on a stage. In psychology, it refers to the phenomena where an individual struggles to recall or think of something because of other related thoughts interfering.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 5 votes

1. Blocking

   of Block

2. Blockingnoun

   the act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks

3. Blockingnoun

   blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily

WikidataRate this definition:4.3 / 19 votes

1. Blocking

   Blocking is a theatre term that refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera. The term derives from the practice of 19th-century theatre directors such as Sir W. S. Gilbert who worked out the staging of a scene on a miniature stage using blocks to represent each of the actors. In contemporary theatre, the director usually determines blocking during rehearsal, telling actors where they should move for the proper dramatic effect, ensure sight lines for the audience and work with the lighting design of the scene. Each scene in a play is usually "blocked" as a unit, after which the director will move on to the next scene. The positioning of actors on stage in one scene will usually affect the possibilities for subsequent positioning unless the stage is cleared between scenes. Once all the blocking is completed a play is said to be "fully blocked" and then the process of "polishing" or refinement begins. During the blocking rehearsal usually the assistant director or the stage manager take notes about where actors are positioned and their movement patterns on stage.

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1. • Obstruction

How to pronounce Blocking?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Blocking in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Blocking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Blocking in a Sentence

1. Vladimir Putin:

   They are looking for markets, which we can understand, and they can land it here easily, but it is much more expensive than pipeline gas, so blocking Nord Stream 2 on its own won't guarantee exports.

2. Kimberly Breier:

   European Union considers the extra-territorial application of unilateral restrictive measures to be contrary to international law and will draw on all appropriate measures to address the effects of the Helms-Burton Act, including in relation to European Union WTO rights and through the use of the European Union Blocking Statute, european Union will continue to work with European Union international partners who have also voiced Fidel Castro and his lackeys concerns in this regard.

3. Dave Chronister:

   The Iranian government is blocking access to certain IP ranges altogether (such as news sites) and at the same time they are also allowing certain sites to be accessed, but they are using content filtering to block what they consider to be risky or subversive, for example Twitter hashtags. So the Iranian activists are using different ‘tunneling’ methods to hide their traffic through encryption and therefore bypass government restrictions – for instance, they use a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

4. Harold Feld:

   Right now, the FCC has designated [the Internet] as a telecommunications service —like a phone service which includes all of the rules that apply to prevent [a company] from blocking or throttling or favoring one company over another, the real question, to some degree, is: is the Internet going to work like the old telephone where you get to decide who you called and what you do or is it going to become more like cable?

5. Ajit Pai:

   Allowing call blocking by default could be a big benefit for consumers who are sick and tired of robocalls, by making it clear that such call blocking is allowed, the FCC will give voice service providers the legal certainty they need to block unwanted calls from the outset so that consumers never have to get them.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Blocking
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blocking
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Blocking
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Blocking