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   blocking

   /ˈblɒkɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. the action or fact of blocking or obstructing someone or something: "the issue led to the disruption of classes and the blocking of the Kakata highway by angry students"
   • ▪ the impeding of an opponent in a game, especially (in ball games) one who does not have control of the ball.
   • 2. the sudden halting of the flow of thought or speech, as a symptom of schizophrenia or other mental disorder.
   • ▪ failure to recall or consider an unpleasant memory or train of thought.
   • 3. the grouping or treatment of things (e.g. shades of colour) in blocks.
   • ▪ the physical arrangement of actors on a stage or film set.

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