"obstruct" | Definition and Related Words

obstruct

Verb

Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of (synset 202563025)
"His brother blocked him at every turn"

is a type of: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent - keep from happening or arising; make impossible
subtypes:
- stonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion
- filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delaying
- check - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- hang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
- bottleneck - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction
same as: block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, stymie, stymy
Block passage through (synset 201479113)
"obstruct the path"

is a type of: hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to
subtypes:
- block off, blockade - obstruct access to
- barricade, barricado - block off with barricades
- barricade - prevent access to by barricading
- asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally
- dam, dam up - obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
- block out, screen - prevent from entering
- earth up, land up - block with earth, as after a landslide
- bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop - render unsuitable for passage
- back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul - become or cause to become obstructed
same as: block, close up, impede, jam, obturate, occlude
Shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight (synset 202149973)
"The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"

is a type of: conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered

same as: block

verb group: bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop - render unsuitable for passage

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