obstruct

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

ob·struct (əb-strŭktʹ, ŏb-)tr.v. ob·struct·ed, ob·struct·ing, ob·structs
1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.
2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder:
obstructed my progress.
See Synonyms at hinder¹.
3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight. [Latin obstruere, obstrūct- : ob-, against; see ob- + struere, to pile up; See ster-² in Indo-European Roots.] ob·structʹer or ob·strucʹtor n.ob·strucʹtive adj.ob·strucʹtive·ly adv.ob·strucʹtive·ness n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  block, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, close up, blockade, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  free, disengage