Blocking
Blocking noun - The act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements.
Protective and blocking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Protective" instead an adjective "Blocking".
Protective
Protective adjective - Intended to resist or prevent attack or aggression.
Blocking and protective are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blocking" instead an adjective "Protective".
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Possible reasons include protection from eye parasites, blocking glare from sunlight, and a protective magical charm.
Source: Older Than Dirt - As shown in this video, however, actually there are already many male wrestlers who managed to defy this trope, either by blocking or stopping their opponents' attack in the middle, or wearing a protective cup under their pants. Genius!
- Supernatural: Sometime offscreen third season, the Winchester brothers each got a possession-blocking protective tattoo.
Source: Continuity Nod / Live-Action TV
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Protective and Blocking. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/blocking/protective
Blocking & Protective. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/blocking/protective>.
Protective or Blocking. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/blocking/protective.
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