Verb: obstruct ub'strúkt
- Block passage through
"obstruct the path";
- obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
- Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
"His brother obstructed him at every turn";
- blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy [rare], embarrass [archaic]
- Shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
"The trees obstruct my view of the mountains";
- block
Derived forms: obstructed, obstructing, obstructs
Type of: conceal, entrammel [literary], fetter [literary], forbid, foreclose, forestall, hide, hinder, impede, preclude, prevent, trammel [literary]
Encyclopedia: Obstruct