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Block

A segment of a town or city surrounded by streets and avenues on at least three sides and usually occupied by buildings, though it may be composed solely of vacant lots. The section of a city enclosed by streets that is described by a map which indicates how a portion of land will be subdivided.

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verb arrest, avert, ban, bar, barricade, blockade, bridle, check, choke, clog, close, cohibit, constrict, cramp, curb, dam, debar, delay, encumber, estop, exclude, fend off, forbid, foreclose, frustrate, halt, hamper, hinder, hobble, intercept, interdict, interfere with, jam, leave out, limit, obstruct, occlude, oppose, parry, plug up, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, repulse, restrain, restrict, retard, shut off, shut up, snag, stall, stand in the way, stay, stem, stop, stop up, thwart, trammel, wall up

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If there are pets in the house, the best place for blocking may be behind a closed door.

Blocking for a professional finish

Because the blocking schemes are limited, linemen get more repetitions and become more execution proficient at a faster pace.

Boots, shovels & reverses: complements of the counter-trey

Some state and local governments have arranged with telephone companies to provide call blocking features only for government lines.

Caller ID: maintaining investigative security

Recover (expect deflections and digs in your blocking area)

The art of blocking: raise the "roof" on the opposition

By shifting to an approach that retains local control, protects younger students and empowers older students and holds them accountable, school districts can help young people develop effective filtering and blocking systems that will reside in the hardware that sits upon their shoulders.

Keeping safe staying smart: Internet filters may help your district meet the recent federal guidelines, but you may be missing a chance to teach students how to use the Web responsibly

Preliminary results of research conducted by the Online Policy Group and Electronic Frontier Foundation found that schools that implement Internet blocking software with the least restrictive settings will block up to 5 percent of search results based on state-mandated curriculum topics.

ACLU suit challenges internet blocking programs. [American Civil Liberties Union].

He must work hard to shorten the corner for the running back when blocking on a DE.

The Power Pitch: an outside play with muscle

We believe that their aggressive blocking is what sets them apart from other receivers.

Touchdown blocks: they look good on your receivers. (Football)

A covered lineman in the Outside Zone Stretch scheme will use a "stretch hook" technique for blocking. He will:

Stretching the defense from a Multiple I. (Football)

The QB next calls the play to the OL along with the blocking assignment.

A championship no-huddle offense. (Football)

Coaches can make up a sheet consisting of four or five diagrams of the punt formation for use as a scouting report on the punt return and blocking (Diag.

A simple recipe: For your special punt return and block team. (Football)

This transfer of energy is caused by the left leg blocking linear acceleration and the left arm blocking shoulder rotation.