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| in·ter·fer·ence [ ìntər frənss ] |
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1. hindrance: hindrance or obstruction that prevents a natural or desired outcome
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2. meddling in other people's affairs: involvement in something without any invitation or justification
  He deeply resented any interference in his private life.
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3. sports illegal obstructing: in some sports, the illegal blocking, hindering, or obstruction of an opposing player
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4. football legal blocking: in football, the legal blocking of defensive players to protect and make way for the player carrying the ball
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5. communication electronics signal that interferes: an unwanted signal that disrupts radio, telephone, or television reception
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6. physics process of wave interaction: a process in light-wave transmission in which two or more waves are superimposed in such a way that they produce higher peaks, lower troughs, or a new wave pattern
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run interference
1. in football, to carry out legal blocking of defensive players to protect and make way for the player carrying the ball
2. to contribute help or support to somebody or something, especially by preventing others from acting as a hindrance (informal)
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