Block and Withstand

Block

Block verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.

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Withstand and block are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Withstand" instead a verb "Block".

Withstand verb - To refuse to give in to.

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Block and withstand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Block" instead a verb "Withstand".

Nearby Word: withstanding

power	block power	withstand power
blow	block blow	withstand blow
attack	block attack	withstand attack
light	block light	withstand light
Other words: radiation, effects, punch, sun, hit, blast, pain, sunlight, attacks, bullets, powers, shots, weapons, blows, strikes, lasers.

Piotr Mori deserves a mention here simply because of how far he takes this trope; Apart from having a logia power, he also wears armor that can withstand attacks, and block out the usual logia weaknesses if you hit it, assuming he doesn't just block normally.

Source: Wiki / The Shipof Fools
All of them will block bullets and can be grabbed by the player, either to lift the hero into the air or for him to fling at enemies, although they can only withstand so much damage before disintegrating.

Source: Attack Drone
Unishment: In "An Officer and a Gentle Boy", Bobby is able to withstand all of Cotton's punishments, including sitting on a block of ice, eating the mixed-up leftovers of cafeteria food, and having to sit in a tiny cell for days.

Source: Western Animation / King of the Hill

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