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verb
Stop from happening or developing
Synonyms: obstructing, halting, shrouding, screening, obscuring, hiding, stopping
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verb
Render unsuitable for passage
Synonyms: obstructing, impeding, molding, jamming, stopping, occluding, shaping, barring, damming, blockading, pressing, barricading
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verb
Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
Synonyms: checking, deflecting, charging, parrying, tackling
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verb
Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Synonyms: hindering, stopping, preventing, stymieing, filling, thwarting, lugging, embarrassing, stumping, squaring, spiking, scotching, obstructing, rowing, parrying, clogging, outlining, opposing, occluding, blockading, corking, nudging, intercepting, inhibiting, impeding, congesting, barring, hampering, frustrating, foiling, closing, deterring, damming, checking, caking, barricading, stuffing, choking, annexing
Antonyms: opening
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verb
Interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
Synonyms: jamming, forgetting
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verb
Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
Synonyms: immobilizing, freezing
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noun
The act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
Synonyms: block