obstruct

English

Verb

obstruct (third-person singular simple present obstructs, present participle obstructing, simple past and past participle obstructed)

1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.
2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress.
3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:hinder

Translations

To block or fill (a passage)

Bosnian: zapriječiti (bs) Chinese: Mandarin: 擋住 (zh), 挡住 (zh) (dǎngzhù) Finnish: tukkia (fi) French: obstruer (fr) German: behindern (de), versperren (de) Italian: ostruire (it)

Japanese: ふさぐ (ja) (fusagu) Romanian: înfunda (ro), obtura (ro), astupa (ro) Russian: (e.g. view) заслонять (ru) (zaslonját') impf., заслонить (ru) (zaslonít') pf., (e.g. road) загораживать (ru) (zagoráživat') impf., загородить (ru) (zagorodít') pf. Spanish: entorpecer (es), estorbar (es)

To impede, retard, or interfere with

Bosnian: ometati (bs) Finnish: estää (fi) French: bloquer (fr), retarder (fr), interférer (fr)

Italian: ostacolare (it) Romanian: bloca (ro), împiedica (ro), întârzia (ro) Spanish: entorpecer (es), impedir (es), estorbar (es)

To get in the way of so as to hide from sight

Bosnian: zakloniti (bs) Finnish: peittää (fi) French: obstruer (fr), éclipser (fr)

Italian: ostruire (it) Spanish: esconder (es), ocultar (es)