I guess I&#x27;ve heard that in sports coverage to mean &quot;prevent from scoring&quot; (or just &quot;impede&quot;?), but I&#x27;m not sure I&#x27;ve heard it with that meaning in other contexts. I guess it does appear in the context of a proposal.<p>&quot;The environmental group wanted to build a bike line from the park to the waterfront, but the city planners shut them down.&quot;   (not implying that the group was disbanded, but that the plan was blocked)<p>But I&#x27;m still not sure either meaning makes sense in the context of the headline.