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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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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

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].

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

Caller ID: maintaining investigative security

Blocking spam with stronger proprietary email filters is only one component of AOL's ongoing, continuing fight against junk email and spammers.

America Online Now Blocks over 2.3 Billion Spam Emails in One Day on Behalf of Members

Blocking may be the easiest skill to teach and may require the most common sense of them all.

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

A good example of this is a playside tackle blocking down on a defensive lineman aligned head-up or on the outside shoulder of the guard.

The Power Pitch: an outside play with muscle

Between Monday, February 12, and Sunday the 18th, nearly 100,000 customers called Pacific Bell to ask questions or to order a blocking option.

Caller ID Education Begins $34 million effort designed to explain number passage, "blocking" options

The Stretch from 2-backs permits us to get the additional back involved at the POA without adjusting any blocking assignments.

Stretching the defense from a Multiple I. (Football)

Defeating a Cut Block (for a LB and DB): As you attack the man blocking you, read his head.

Inside Linebacker Keys vs the Run

The blocking is designed for a strong or short-yardage running game that will not only provide ball-control but help take time off the clock and force the defense to come up to defend -- making your option and counter series more effective.

The Wing-Bone Power Attack

Tailback -- take an angled course to the 6 hole and run right down the middle of the alley created by the angled blocking.