Dictionary Thesaurus Word Dynamo Quotes Reference Translator Spanish

obstruct

[uhb-struhkt]

Example Sentences Origin

Obstruction www.target.com Find Obstruction at Target. Shop and Save at Target.com.

Dictionary.com Free Toolbar Dictionary.com Define Obstruct Instantly. Faster Page Loads With Fewer Ads.

Ads

verb (used with object)

to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.

to interrupt, hinder, or oppose the passage, progress, course, etc., of.

to block from sight; to be in the way of (a view, passage, etc.).

Origin:
1605–15; < Latin obstructus (past participle of obstruere to build or pile up in the way, bar). See ob-, construct

Related forms

ob·struct·ed·ly, adverb

ob·struct·er, ob·struc·tor, noun

ob·struct·ing·ly, adverb

ob·struc·tive, adjective

ob·struc·tive·ly, adverb

EXPAND

ob·struc·tive·ness, ob·struc·tiv·i·ty

[ob-struhk-tiv-i-tee] , noun

non·ob·struc·tive, adjective

non·ob·struc·tive·ly, adverb

non·ob·struc·tive·ness, noun

pre·ob·struct, verb (used with object)

un·ob·struct·ed, adjective

un·ob·struc·tive, adjective

COLLAPSE

Synonyms
1. stop, choke, clog, hinder, impede, prevent; check, slow, retard, arrest.

Antonyms
1. encourage, further.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To obstruct

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Obstruct is one of our favorite verbs.

So is yaff. Does it mean:

to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.

to bark; yelp.

LEARN MORE FUN, UNUSUAL VERBS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

Example Sentences

He said he pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to obstruct justice and signed a cooperation agreement with the government.

Commercial reference sources can obstruct as well as advance scholarship, depending on availability msvjjsrts.

Five footbridges on main roads were dynamited to rubble, to obstruct the army's tanks.

EXPAND

He said he pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to obstruct justice and signed a cooperation agreement with the government.

Commercial reference sources can obstruct as well as advance scholarship, depending on availability msvjjsrts.

Five footbridges on main roads were dynamited to rubble, to obstruct the army's tanks.

The formfitting hood stays put and wont obstruct your vision on bike rides or horseback.

Low-profile storage is provided underneath the windows so to not obstruct the view.

Worse, silt, waste of all kinds and even anarchic constructions obstruct the channels and prevent the flow of water.

Convertino was indicted last year on charges that he conspired to obstruct justice and lied to a federal judge in the case.

In the view of some educators as well as critics of the education system, those negative feelings obstruct the learning process.

Disinformation and distortion obstruct all sensible tax reform.

However, these methods obstruct coastal beauty and provide less protection than natural wetlands, which absorb storm surges.

Labor leaders have called for a boycott of three delis, saying they exploit workers and obstruct organizing efforts.

He will still cheat, and he will certainly try to obstruct the outsiders' view of his skulduggery.

The bill forbids people to obstruct vehicle or foot traffic on county roads.

Moreover, fielding players sometimes obstruct the camera's view of the batsman.

It should also give it the resources to crack down on utilities that obstruct access to their high-voltage lines to trade power.

The news was kept quiet for more than three weeks, ostensibly so as not to obstruct his recapture.

The opposition voted against the package in both houses, but agreed neither to amend nor obstruct it.

Make sure the teacher's bench doesn't obstruct the board.

The location sits above pollution that could obstruct a full view of the eclipse.

Blind spots from trucks can obstruct drivers views of cyclists that can lead to higher accident rates.

Means on an indictment charging conspiracy to obstruct justice returned a verdict of guilty yesterday.

Hills and curves can obstruct your view of oncoming traffic.

Palmieri with subornation of perjury and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

But it was accused of breaking a law which says that companies are not allowed to obstruct the formation of trade unions.

Cooperman pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice and make false statements.

While in opposition, each party has been willing to boycott and obstruct the process at every step.

Treffinger, pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct justice.

He saw that order as an effort to obstruct justice, and he rejected.

We cannot afford to obstruct the advancement of nuclear power generation.

After some people in the demonstration tried to obstruct traffic, the police said, four were charged with disorderly conduct.

Gross did not intentionally falsify or obscure autopsy reports to obstruct investigation of deaths occurring in.

Kim has been fending off court actions and denying union charges that he tried to obstruct worker efforts to form the council.

Some words seem to obstruct the pen, others to encourage it.

Their actions obstruct community-sponsored projects for low-income housing.

Wilson said, was to create visual interactions that would not obstruct careful listening.

The grand jury is investigating whether someone had tried to hide the records to obstruct the investigation.

COLLAPSE

Collins

World English Dictionary

obstruct (əbˈstrʌkt)

—vb
1.	to block (a road, passageway, etc) with an obstacle
2.	to make (progress or activity) difficult
3.	to impede or block a clear view of

[C17: Latin obstructus built against, past participle of obstruere, from ob- against + struere to build]

ob'structor

—n

ob'structive

—*adj*, —n

ob'structively

—*adv*

ob'structiveness

—n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Etymonline

Word Origin & History

obstruct

1610s, from L. obstructus, pp. of obstruere "to block, to stop up" (see obstruction). Related: Obstructed; obstructing.

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

obstruct ob·struct (əb-strŭkt', ŏb-)
v. ob·struct·ed, ob·struct·ing, ob·structs
To block or close a body passage so as to hinder or interrupt a flow.

ob·struc'tive adj.

Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com

Searching for obstruct?
How many words do you actually know?

FIND OUT

Related Words

close block check balk barricade boom

caltrop choke clog discourage filter fore-check

Matching Quote

"There is a certain wisdom of humanity which is common to the greatest men with the lowest, and which our ordinary education often labors to silence and obstruct."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Partners:Word Bloglines Citysearch The Daily Beast Ask Answers Ask Kids Life123 Sendori Thesaurus

About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help