Definition of obstruct

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Obstruct (v. t.) To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation..

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Inoffensive :: Inoffensive (a.) Not obstructing; presenting no interruption bindrance.
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..
Rub :: Rub (n.) That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch..
Open :: Open (n.) Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water..
Fairway :: Fairway (n.) The navigable part of a river, bay, etc., through which vessels enter or depart; the part of a harbor or channel ehich is kept open and unobstructed for the passage of vessels..
Obstructed :: Obstructed (imp. & p. p.) of Obstruc.
Backwater :: Backwater (n.) Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current , or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar..
Throttle :: Throttle (v. i.) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
Purling :: Purling (n.) The motion of a small stream running among obstructions; also, the murmur it makes in so doing..
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..
Jaundice :: "Jaundice (n.) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the faeces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood..
Silt :: Silt (v. t.) To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud..
Promt :: Promt (superl.) Easy; unobstructed.
Cumber :: Cumber (v. t.) To rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load; to be burdensome or oppressive to; to hinder or embarrass in attaining an object, to obstruct or occupy uselessly; to embarrass; to trouble..
Blinker :: Blinker (n.) A blinder for horses; a flap of leather on a horse's bridle to prevent him from seeing objects as his side hence, whatever obstructs sight or discernment..
Speak :: Speak (v. i.) To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak..
Open :: Open (a.) Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea..
Blockade :: Blockade (n.) To obstruct entrance to or egress from.
Hub :: Hub (n.) A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby..
Obstruent :: Obstruent (a.) Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine..
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