Obstruct

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.
  • v. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress. See Synonyms at hinder1.
  • v. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.
  • v. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress.
  • v. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing
  • v. To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to stop; to impede; to retard
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To block up; stop up or close, as a way or passage; fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent passing.
  • To hinder from passing; stop; impede in any way; check.
  • To retard; interrupt; delay: as, progress is often obstructed by difficulties, though not entirely stopped.
  • Synonyms To bar, barricade, blockade, arrest, clog, choke, dam up, embarrass, See obstacle.
  • n. An obstruction.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  • v. shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
  • v. block passage through
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hide    conceal   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stop    impede    retard    hinder   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    abduct    bucked    chucked    conduct    construct    deconstruct    deduct    destruct    ducked    duct