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Obstruct has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

"His brother blocked him at every turn"

2

block passage through

"obstruct the path"

3

shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

"The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"

"The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"

4

To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block.

Example Sentences
"His brother blocked him at every turn" verb
"obstruct the path" verb
"The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage" verb
"The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
disengage
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
prevent impede hide
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
stonewall filibuster check hang bottleneck blockade barricade suffocate tie up dam screen land up clog
Rhyming Words
duct educt eruct reluct deduct adduct obduct struct reduct induct abduct ecoduct viaduct conduct oviduct traduct product subduct extruct aquaduct
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