What does blocking mean?
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block·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
blocking, blocknoun
the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
Wiktionary
blockingnoun
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
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).
blockingnoun
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
Webster Dictionary
Blocking
of Block
Blockingnoun
the act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks
Blockingnoun
blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily
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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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blocking in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blocking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of blocking in a Sentence
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At this time of the day last year French Grand Prix organizers had 6,000 people on site, because they were all blocking the road, and French Grand Prix organizers have 15,000 now, every time you pass a gate they scan your pass and this is automatic. French Grand Prix organizers have a live connection and French Grand Prix organizers know exactly if they are in or not.
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Fair Fight Action's work with dedicated voting rights activists throughout Georgia has led to enormous gains in voter registrations in our state -- particularly among voters of color, who have helped spearhead advocacy for critical federal voting rights legislation to protect our democracy while also blocking Republicans' most dangerous anti-voter proposals in state legislatures, now, with the GOP's voter suppression campaign ramping up in state houses across the country, Fair Fight Action is proud to join with Michelle Obama and When We All Vote alongside other civil and voting rights organizations to fight back against Republicans' anti-voter agenda. We're ready to work with our allies to recruit new volunteers and keep organizing Americans to push for the Senate to pass new federal protections for voting rights at a time when we need them more than ever.
Our strategy was from the first minute to create a mental collapse in the Moroccan players. We tried to do that by creating frustration and blocking all their creative players, the first game is always difficult and very hard and this one was not different. But it was beautiful. It was a great football match.
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- حجبArabic
- blokováníCzech
- blokererDanish
- BlockierungGerman
- κλείδωμαGreek
- blokadoEsperanto
- bloqueoSpanish
- انسدادPersian
- estoFinnish
- blocageFrench
- अवरुद्धHindi
- blokkolóHungarian
- pemblokiranIndonesian
- bloccoItalian
- חסימהHebrew
- ブロッキングJapanese
- ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಿಸುವುದುKannada
- 블로킹Korean
- exitumLatin
- blokkerenDutch
- blokkererNorwegian
- blokingPolish
- bloqueandoPortuguese
- blocareaRomanian
- блокирование, блокиро́вка, блоки́рованиеRussian
- blockeringSwedish
- தடுப்பதைTamil
- การปิดกั้นThai
- bloke etmeTurkish
- блокуванняUkrainian
- مسدود کرنےUrdu
- chặnVietnamese
- בלאַקינגYiddish
- 闭塞Chinese
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