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Definition of obstruct

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Obstruct (v. t.) To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body..

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Prejudice :: Prejudice (n.) To obstruct or injure by prejudices, or by previous bias of the mind; hence, generally, to hurt; to damage; to injure; to impair; as, to prejudice a good cause..

Resist :: Resist (v. t.) To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.

Free :: Free (superl.) Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed, engrossed, or appropriated; open; -- said of a thing to be possessed or enjoyed; as, a free school..

Retardation :: Retardation (n.) That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.

Volvulus :: Volvulus (n.) Any twisting or displacement of the intestines causing obstruction; ileus. See Ileus.

Pharyngotomy :: Pharyngotomy (n.) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumor or anything that obstructs the passage..

Preventer :: Preventer (n.) One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease..

Oppilation :: Oppilation (n.) The act of filling or crowding together; a stopping by redundant matter; obstruction, particularly in the lower intestines..

Obstruction :: Obstruction (n.) That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.

Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking..

Stop :: Stop (n.) The act of stopping, or the state of being stopped; hindrance of progress or of action; cessation; repression; interruption; check; obstruction..

Obstructive :: Obstructive (n.) An obstructive person or thing.

Oppression :: Oppression (n.) A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs..

Clear :: Clear (superl.) Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt..

Forestall :: Forestall (v. t.) To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market..

Interruption :: Interruption (n.) Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption..

Hitch :: Hitch (v. t.) To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded..

Rhonchus :: Rhonchus (n.) An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially obstructed. By some writers the term rhonchus is used as equivalent to rale in its widest sense. See Rale.

Jog :: "Jog (n.) A rub; a slight stop; an obstruction; hence, an irregularity in motion of from; a hitch; a break in the direction of a line or the surface of a plane..

Cumbrous :: Cumbrous (a.) Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging.