Obstruction

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that obstructs; an obstacle. See Synonyms at obstacle.
  • n. The act or an instance of obstructing.
  • n. The condition of being obstructed.
  • n. The act of causing a delay or an attempt to cause a delay in the conduct of business, especially in a legislative body.
  • n. Sports The act of impeding another player in a match or race.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
  • n. That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
  • n. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
  • n. That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
  • n. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of obstructing, blocking up, or impeding passage, or the fact of being obstructed; the act of impeding passage or movement; a stopping or retarding: as, the obstruction of a road or thoroughfare by felled trees; the obstruction of one's progress or movements.
  • n. That with which a passage is blocked or progress or action of any kind hindered or impeded; anything that stops, closes, or bars the way; obstacle; impediment; hindrance: as, obstructions to navigation; an obstruction to progress.
  • n. Stoppage of the vital function; death.
  • n. Systematic and persistent factious opposition, especially in a legislative body; factious attempts to hinder, delay, defeat, or annoy.
  • n. Synonyms Difficulty, Impediment, etc. (see obstacle), bar, barrier.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
  • n. getting in someone's way
  • n. any structure that makes progress difficult
  • n. the act of obstructing
  • n. the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
  • Cross Reference
    hindrance    obstacle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    impediment    barrier    check    hindrance    obstacle    clog    bar    death    stop    roadblock   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
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