impeding

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• impeding — index limiting, preventive, prohibitive (restrictive) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Impeding — Impede Im*pede , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impeding}.] [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet; pref. im in + pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and cf. {Impeach}.] To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• impeding — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. obstructing, encumbering, holding, blocking, hampering, hindering, deterring, deterrent, frustrating, delaying, checking, stopping, barring, inhibiting, obstructive, counterproductive …   English dictionary for students

• impeding — im·pede || ɪm pɪːd v. delay, obstruct; hinder, thwart, prevent …   English contemporary dictionary

• impeding — impinged …   Anagrams dictionary

• impeding — adjective preventing movement the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street • Syn: ↑clogging, ↑hindering, ↑obstructive • Similar to: ↑preventive, ↑preventative …   Useful english dictionary

• impinged — impeding …   Anagrams dictionary

• obstructing highway — Impeding, delaying, or obstructing traffic. 25 Am J1st High § 272. Impeding, embarrassing, or opposing the passage along and over a street or highway, but not necessarily to such an extent as to stop travel. Chase v Oshkosh, 81 Wis 313, 51 NW 560 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• antiphagocytic — Impeding or preventing the action of the phagocytes. * * * an·ti·phago·cyt·ic (an″te ) (an″ti fa go sitґik) counteracting or opposing phagocytosis …   Medical dictionary

• causing failure — impeding success, causing one to fail in an endeavor …   English contemporary dictionary

• derailing the peace process — impeding or slowing the progress of peace negotiations …   English contemporary dictionary