OBSTRUCT

• (verb) block passage through

  "obstruct the path"

  synonyms : block , close up , impede , jam , obturate , occlude

  The car was wrongly parked and occluded the path of other cars. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : block

• (verb) hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

  "His brother blocked him at every turn"

  synonyms : block , blockade , embarrass , hinder , stymie , stymy

  The threat of being caught on tape did little to stymie drivers who ignore school bus warnings. -added by Administrator

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