Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "blocking" ya bambanta dangane da mahallin da aka yi amfani da shi. Ga wasu ma’anoni gama gari: Don hanawa ko hana ci gaba ko motsin wani abu ko wani, kamar yadda yake cikin "Hatsari ya toshe hanyoyin zirga-zirga a kan babbar hanya." Don hana shiga wani abu, kamar a cikin "Kamfanin ya toshe hanyar shiga shafukan sada zumunta a kan hanyar sadarwar su." Don tsayawa ko hana wani yin wani abu, kamar a cikin "Kocin ya hana yunƙurin barin ƙungiyar." A gidan wasan kwaikwayo ko fim, toshewa yana nufin motsi da sanya ƴan wasan kwaikwayo a kan. mataki ko gaban kyamara. /li>Gaba ɗaya, kalmar "block" gabaɗaya tana nufin wani nau'i na toshewa, rigakafi, ko sarrafa motsi ko shiga.