variants
or tieing up
as in interfering (with)
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
an accident is tying up traffic at 5th and Broadway
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blocking
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The results show that the D18 layer has robust ion-blocking capability under thermal stress.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2025 -
His run-blocking grade was the lowest among the starters last season, but his pass-blocking grade ranked second among the regular line contributors.—
Jesse Temple,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Tying up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tying%20up. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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