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obstruct definition
Overview
This page has 4 definitions of obstruct in English. Obstruct is a verb. Examples of how to use obstruct in a sentence are shown. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .
English
Etymology
From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”).
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Verb
obstruct (third-person singular simple present obstructs, present participle obstructing, simple past and past participle obstructed)
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- 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.
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- See also Thesaurus:hinder
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