Block
Block verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.
Fall behind and block are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fall behind" instead a verb "Block".
Fall behind
Fall behind verb - Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc..
Block and fall behind are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Block" instead a verb "Fall behind".
Both terms in one sentence
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Crouching on white structural blocks (the earliest and best-known is in World 1-3, but they appear throughout the game) would make you fall behind the block, which allowed Mario to walk behind bushes, structural blocks (but not item or breakable blocks), and even the end-of-level "curtains".
Source: 2½D
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