blocking

verb

1
To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
“The pipe is blocked.”
2
To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
“You're blocking the road – I can't get through!”
3
To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
“His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss.”
4
To impede an opponent.
“He blocked the basketball player's shot.”
5
To specify the positions and movements of the actors.
“It was very difficult to block this scene convincingly.”
6
To hit with a block.
7
To play a block shot.
8
To disable communication via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with an undesirable someone.
“I tried to send you a message, but you've blocked me!”
9
To wait.
“When the condition expression is false, the thread blocks on the condition variable.”
10
To stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape.
“I blocked the mittens by wetting them and pinning them to a shaped piece of cardboard.”
11
To shape or sketch out roughly.

noun

1
The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
“blocking of major opposition sites”
2
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
Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.
4
A feature that prevents a keyboard from registering multiple simultaneous keypresses that would cause ghosting.

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