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blocking off

blocking off is the present participle and gerund of block off.

Meaning of block off

Verb

block off (third-person singular simple present blocks off, present participle blocking off, simple past and past participle blocked off)

  1. (transitive) To obstruct.
    • The lorry is blocking off the road, so traffic has come to a standstill.
  2. To book, set aside (an unbroken period of time to do an activity).
    • I'll need to block off a couple of weeks to refurnish my house.

Questions about blocking off

What is blocking off the present participle and gerund of?
Blocking off is the present participle and gerund of block off.

Words near blocking off in the dictionary

  1. blocking backs
  2. blocking bet
  3. blocking bets
  4. blocking course
  5. blocking courses
  6. blocking off
  7. blocking out
  8. blocking patent
  9. blocking patents
  10. blocking the box
  11. blocking unit

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