Definitions for obstruct
əbˈstrʌktob·struct

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrassverb

   hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

   "His brother blocked him at every turn"

2. obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close upverb

   block passage through

   "obstruct the path"

3. obstruct, blockverb

   shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight

   "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. obstructverb

   To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.

2. obstructverb

   To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress.

3. obstructverb

   To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To OBSTRUCTverb

   Etymology: obstruo, Lat.

   1. To hinder; to be in the way of; to block up; to bar.

   He them beholding, soon
   Comes down to see their city, ere the tow’r
   Obstruct Heav’n-tow’rs. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   Fat people are most subject to weakness in fevers, because the fat, melted by the feverish heat, obstructs the small canals. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   2. To oppose; to retard.

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1. obstruct

   Obstruct means to block or hinder something or someone by placing obstacles in the way, making it difficult or impossible to proceed or carry out a task. It can also refer to interrupting or preventing the progress, operation, or completion of a process.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obstructverb

   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

2. Obstructverb

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obstruct

   ob-strukt′, v.t. to block up, to hinder from passing, to retard.—ns. Obstruc′ter, Obstruc′tor, one who obstructs; Obstruc′tion, act of obstructing: that which hinders progress or action: opposition, esp. in a legislative assembly; Obstruc′tionist.—adj. Obstruc′tive, tending to obstruct: hindering.—n. one who opposes progress.—adv. Obstruct′ively.—adj. Ob′struent, obstructing: blocking up.—n. (med.) anything that obstructs, esp. in the passages of the body. [L. obstruĕre, obstructum—ob, in the way of, struĕre, structum, to pile up.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. obstruct

   To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent passing; as, to obstruct a road, highway, channel, etc.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of obstruct in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of obstruct in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of obstruct in a Sentence

1. Kyle Gesuelli:

   As gutters help the home to cope with heavy rain flow, they’re bound to accumulate debris throughout the year that can obstruct the flow of water and lead to overflowing.

2. Zenith Irfan:

   I'm not so fearful because I know that if death has to come, it'll come anyway even if I'm at home, i can't avoid it. I can't obstruct my dreams because of a fear of death and accidents.

3. Joe Biden:

   If he continues to obstruct Congress and flout the law, Donald Trump will leave Congress in my view with no choice but to initiate impeachment proceedings.

4. Joe Biden:

   If he continues to obstruct Congress and flout the law, Donald Trump will leave Congress in my view with no choice but to initiate impeachment proceedings, that would be a tragedy, but a tragedy of his own making.

5. Maxine Waters:

   The president will do anything and everything that he can to obstruct justice ... to shut down an investigation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=obstruct
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Obstruct
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=obstruct
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obstruct
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=obstruct
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html