obstruct : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: obstruct	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obstruct v hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" Synonym(s): obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass block passage through; "obstruct the path" Synonym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up Antonym(s): disengage, free shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" Synonym(s): obstruct, block
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obstruct \Obstruct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obstructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obstructing}.] [L. obstructus, p. p. of obstruere to build up before or against, to obstruct; ob (see {Ob-}) + struere to pile up. See {Structure}.] 1. 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; as, to obstruct* a street; to obstruct the channels of the body. 'T is the obstructed paths of sound shall clear. --Pope. 2. To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation. [bd]Th' impatience of obstructed love.[b8] --Johnson. Syn: To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; clog; choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose.