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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
't is the obstructed paths of sound shall clear.
--pope.
1913 webster
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. "th'
impatience of obstructed love." --johnson.
1913 webster
syn: to bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; clog;
choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose.
1913 webster
see also:
obstructed obstructing ob- structure
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
obstructed
adj : shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a
partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view";
"justice obstructed is not justice" ant: unobstructed
see also:
unobstructed
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
45 moby thesaurus words for "obstructed":
arrested, back, backward, behindhand, belated, blocked, bound,
choked, choked up, clogged, clogged up, congested, constipated,
costive, delayed, delayed-action, detained, foul, fouled, full,
held up, hung up, in a bind, in abeyance, infarcted, jammed, late,
latish, moratory, never on time, obstipated, overdue, packed,
plugged, plugged up, retarded, slow, stopped, stopped up, stuffed,
stuffed up, tardy, unpunctual, unready, untimely
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