OBSTRUCT


Meaning of OBSTRUCT in English

[ob.struct] vt [L obstructus, pp. of obstruere, fr. ob- in the way + struere to build, heap up--more at ob-, strew] (1590) 1: to block or close up by an obstacle

2: to hinder from passage, action, or operation: impede

3: to cut off from sight "a wall ~s the view" syn see hinder -- ob.struc.tive adj or n -- ob.struc.tive.ness n -- ob.struc.tor n

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