obstruct
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”)
Pronunciation
Verb
obstruct (third-person singular simple present obstructs, present participle obstructing, simple past and past participle obstructed)
- To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block.
- To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
- They obstructed my progress.
- To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:hinder
Derived terms
Related terms
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Translations
To block or fill (a passage)
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To impede, retard, or interfere with
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To get in the way of so as to hide from sight
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