Block
Block verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.
Fight against and block are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fight against" instead a verb "Block".
Fight against
Block and fight against are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Block" instead a verb "Fight against".
Both terms in one sentence
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This is exactly how he's blinded: he lets his blade down after a fight against the Inquisitors ends, Maul abruptly attacks him, and Kanan can't block it in time.
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In a fight against Terrax, Sentry created a bubble construct to block the Herald's Hand Blast.
Source: Comic Book / The Sentry -
Anything that's enclosed in a block of ice will thaw out eventually with no ill effects, but hit that block of ice with a blunt object or an arcane spell before it melts... Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: The first fight against the Big Bad... doesn't go very well.
Source: Video Game / Magicka
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