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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Blocking

· Block·ing · IPA /ˈblɑkɪŋ/
01 n. The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks.
  1. 1.
    The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks.
  2. 2.
    Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.