obstruct

  • 21obstruct one's vision — index blind (deprive of sight) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 22obstruct the course of descent — index escheat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 23obstruct the view of — index cloak, enshroud Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 24obstruct work — index strike (refuse to work) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 25obstruct — transitive verb Etymology: Latin obstructus, past participle of obstruere, from ob in the way + struere to build, heap up more at ob , strew Date: 1590 1. to block or close up by an obstacle 2. to hinder from passage, action, or operation ;… …

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  • 26obstruct — obstructedly, adv. obstructer, obstructor, n. obstructingly, adv. obstructive, adj. obstructively, adv. obstructiveness, obstructivity /ob struk tiv i tee/, n. /euhb strukt /, v.t …

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  • 27obstruct — verb a) To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block. b) To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress …

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  • 28obstruct — ob·struct əb strəkt, äb vt to block or close up by an obstacle <veins obstructed by clots> …

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  • 29obstruct — Synonyms and related words: arrest, backpedal, backwater, bar, barricade, beat off, bind, block, block out, block up, blockade, bolt, brake, bung, caulk, check, chink, chock, choke, choke off, choke up, clip the wings, clog, clog up, close, close …

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  • 30obstruct — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. block, stop, impede, choke, retard, clog; occlude, shut; dam, foul; barricade, blockade; delay; check, hedge, overgrow; encumber. See hindrance, closure. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To impede with an… …

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