obstruct
[ uhb-struhkt ]
/ əbˈstrʌkt /
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verb (used with object)
to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
to interrupt, hinder, or oppose the passage, progress, course, etc., of.
to block from sight; to be in the way of (a view, passage, etc.).
Nearby words
- obstinance,
- obstinate,
- obstinately,
- obstipation,
- obstreperous,
- obstructed testis,
- obstruction,
- obstructionism,
- obstructionist,
- obstructive
Origin of obstruct
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obstruct
/ (əbˈstrʌkt) /
verb (tr)
to block (a road, passageway, etc) with an obstacle
to make (progress or activity) difficult
to impede or block a clear view of
Word Origin for obstruct
C17: Latin obstructus built against, past participle of obstruere, from ob- against + struere to build
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obstruct
1610s, a back-formation from obstruction or else from Latin obstructus, past participle of obstruere "to block, to stop up" (see obstruction). Related: Obstructed; obstructing.
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obstruct
[ əb-strŭkt′, ŏb- ]
v.
To block or close a body passage so as to hinder or interrupt a flow.
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