OBSTRUCT


Meaning of OBSTRUCT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɒbstrʌkt ]

( obstructs, obstructing, obstructed)

1.

If something obstructs a road or path, it blocks it, stopping people or vehicles getting past.

Tractors and container lorries have completely obstructed the road.

= block

VERB : V n

2.

To obstruct someone or something means to make it difficult for them to move forward by blocking their path.

A number of local people have been arrested for trying to obstruct lorries loaded with logs...

= block

VERB : V n

3.

To obstruct progress or a process means to prevent it from happening properly.

The authorities are obstructing a United Nations investigation.

VERB : V n

4.

If someone or something obstructs your view, they are positioned between you and the thing you are trying to look at, stopping you from seeing it properly.

Claire positioned herself so as not to obstruct David’s line of sight.

= block

VERB : V n

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