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to obstruct progress

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  • progress — I n. 1) to make progress 2) to facilitate progress 3) to hinder, impede, obstruct progress 4) considerable, good, great, material; rapid; slow; smooth; spotty; steady progress 5) economic; scientific; significant; technological progress 6)… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Progress (philosophy) — Historical progress has been a main object of philosophy of history. However, in particular following the Holocaust, the idea and possibility of social progress, which was a main idea of the Enlightenment philosophy, has been more and more put to …   Wikipedia

  • obstruct — [[t]ɒbstrʌ̱kt[/t]] obstructs, obstructing, obstructed 1) VERB If something obstructs a road or path, it blocks it, stopping people or vehicles getting past. [V n] Tractors and container lorries have completely obstructed the road. Syn: block 2)… …   English dictionary

  • obstruct — [əb strukt′] vt. [< L obstructus, pp. of obstruere, to block up, build against < ob (see OB ) + struere, to pile up: see STREW] 1. to block or stop up (a passage) with obstacles or impediments; dam; clog 2. to hinder (progress, an activity …   English World dictionary

  • obstruct — To hinder or prevent from progress, check, stop, also to retard the progress of, make accomplishment of difficult and slow. Conley v. United States, C.C.A.Minn., 59 F.2d 929, 936. To be or come in the way of or to cut off the sight of an object.… …   Black's law dictionary

  • progress — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, dramatic, excellent, genuine, good, great, impressive, real, remarkable, significant …   Collocations dictionary

  • progress — I UK [ˈprəʊɡres] / US [ˈprɑɡrəs] noun [uncountable] *** Get it right: progress: Progress is an uncountable noun, and so: ▪  it never comes after a ▪  it is never used in the plural Wrong: The 20th century has brought about a tremendous progress… …   English dictionary

  • progress*/*/*/ — [ˈprəʊgres] noun [U] I 1) the process of developing or improving Keep me informed about the progress of the project.[/ex] I m worried about my son s lack of progress in English.[/ex] Negotiators have made considerable progress in the peace… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • obstruct — verb ADVERB ▪ partially ▪ completely ▪ deliberately (esp. BrE), wilfully (BrE, law) ▪ wilfully obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duty …   Collocations dictionary

  • obstruct — v.tr. 1 block up; make hard or impossible to pass. 2 prevent or retard the progress of; impede. Derivatives: obstructor n. Etymology: L obstruere obstruct (as OB , struere build) …   Useful english dictionary

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

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