obstruct
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.
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