the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements | the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding |
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) | (American football) blocking a player's path with your body |
an obstruction in a pipe or tube | any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome |
a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope | a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries |
a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine | electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication |
a platform from which an auctioneer sells | |
housing in a large building that is divided into separate units | |
an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension | |
a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit | |
a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings | |
(computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted | |
a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides | |