obstruct[verb]Synonyms: block, bar, barricade, check, hamper, hinder, impede, restrict, stop, thwart
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ob‧struct /əbˈstrʌkt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of obstruere 'to build in the way']
1. to block a road, passage etc
Synonym : block:
A small aircraft was obstructing the runway. The column obstructed our view of the stage.2. to prevent someone from doing something or something from happening, by making it difficult
Synonym : block:
The group is trying to obstruct the peace process. He was fined for obstructing the work of the police. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲