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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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