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  • 1 obstruo

    ob-strŭo ( opstr-), xi, ctum, 3, v. a., to build before or against; to build, block, or wall up; to stop up, barricade, render impassable (class.; cf. obsaepio, claudo, oppilo).
    I.
    Lit.:

    validum pro diruto obstruentes murum,

    Liv. 38, 29:

    frontem castrorum auxiliis,

    id. 5, 1.—Esp., to build before so as to obstruct the light:

    obstructae fenestrae,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 4:

    FENESTRAS OPSTRVITO, Lex. Puteol. ap. Grut. 207, 2: luminibus alicujus,

    Cic. Dom. 44: jus luminum obstruendorum redimere, to purchase permission of a neighbor to build so as to obstruct his light, Inscr. Guarin. Comment. in Vet. Monument. 1, p. 64:

    portas,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 27: valvas aedis. Nep. Paus. 5:

    aditus,

    Cic. Brut. 4, 16:

    flumina,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 48:

    aquarum venas,

    Plin. 31, 3, 28, § 49:

    saxa,

    placed in the way, Ov. M. 3, 570:

    cujus aures morbus obstruxit,

    has stopped up, made deaf, Sen. Ben. 3, 17, 2:

    os obstruere,

    to close the mouth, to make silent, Vulg. Psa. 62, 12; id. Rom. 3, 19.—
    II.
    Trop., to stop up, hinder, impede, obstruct:

    Catonis luminibus obstruxit haec posteriorum quasi exaggerata altius oratio,

    was a hinderance to, Cic. Brut. 17, 66:

    viri deus obstruit aures,

    stops, renders deaf, inexorable, Verg. A. 4, 440:

    perfugia improborum,

    shuts off, Cic. Sull. 28, 79:

    cognitionem difficultatibus,

    to impede, obstruct, id. Ac. 2, 3, 7:

    mentes,

    Tac. H. 3, 21.—
    b.
    Intr., to be in the way:

    si officiens signis mons obstruet altus,

    Cic. Arat. 44.

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  • 2 opstruo

    ob-strŭo ( opstr-), xi, ctum, 3, v. a., to build before or against; to build, block, or wall up; to stop up, barricade, render impassable (class.; cf. obsaepio, claudo, oppilo).
    I.
    Lit.:

    validum pro diruto obstruentes murum,

    Liv. 38, 29:

    frontem castrorum auxiliis,

    id. 5, 1.—Esp., to build before so as to obstruct the light:

    obstructae fenestrae,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 4:

    FENESTRAS OPSTRVITO, Lex. Puteol. ap. Grut. 207, 2: luminibus alicujus,

    Cic. Dom. 44: jus luminum obstruendorum redimere, to purchase permission of a neighbor to build so as to obstruct his light, Inscr. Guarin. Comment. in Vet. Monument. 1, p. 64:

    portas,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 27: valvas aedis. Nep. Paus. 5:

    aditus,

    Cic. Brut. 4, 16:

    flumina,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 48:

    aquarum venas,

    Plin. 31, 3, 28, § 49:

    saxa,

    placed in the way, Ov. M. 3, 570:

    cujus aures morbus obstruxit,

    has stopped up, made deaf, Sen. Ben. 3, 17, 2:

    os obstruere,

    to close the mouth, to make silent, Vulg. Psa. 62, 12; id. Rom. 3, 19.—
    II.
    Trop., to stop up, hinder, impede, obstruct:

    Catonis luminibus obstruxit haec posteriorum quasi exaggerata altius oratio,

    was a hinderance to, Cic. Brut. 17, 66:

    viri deus obstruit aures,

    stops, renders deaf, inexorable, Verg. A. 4, 440:

    perfugia improborum,

    shuts off, Cic. Sull. 28, 79:

    cognitionem difficultatibus,

    to impede, obstruct, id. Ac. 2, 3, 7:

    mentes,

    Tac. H. 3, 21.—
    b.
    Intr., to be in the way:

    si officiens signis mons obstruet altus,

    Cic. Arat. 44.

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  • 3 interpellō

        interpellō āvī, ātus, āre    [1 PAL-], to interrupt, break in upon: interpellando trahere tempus, S.: Interpellandi locus erat, H.: alqm ingressum in sermonem, Cs.: nihil te interpellabo: ab alqo interpellari, Cu.— To urge as an objection: quod priore actione interpellavit.—To disturb, hinder, obstruct, molest: in suo iure se, Cs.—To hinder, prevent, obstruct: alveolum, Cu.: partam iam victoriam, Cs.: poenam, L.: haec res interpellata bello refrixerat: Pransus quantum interpellet inani Ventre diem durare, H.: tribunis interregem interpellantibus, ne, etc., interpose their veto, L.
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    interpellare, interpellavi, interpellatus V
    interrupt, break in on; interpose an objection; disturb, hinder, obstruct

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  • 4 obficio

    offĭcĭo ( obf-), ēci, ectum, 3, v. n. and a. [ob-facio], to come in the way of, to hinder, oppose, thwart, obstruct (class.; syn. obsto).
    I.
    Lit.
    (α).
    Neutr.:

    nunc quidem paululum, inquit, a sole: offecerat videlicet apricanti,

    hindered him from sunning himself, stood before him so as to intercept the sunshine, Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 92: luminibus, to obstruct one's light:

    jus vel altius tollendi aedes aut non tollendi, ne luminibus vicini officiatur,

    Gai. Inst. 2, 31; Dig. 8, 2, 2; 10; 23;

    39, 1, 5 et saep.—So, in a fig.: nec mentis quasi luminibus officit altitudo fortunae et gloriae,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 16, 43:

    demoliri ea, quorum altitudo officeret auspiciis,

    id. Off. 3, 16, 66:

    ipsa umbra terrae soli officiens noctem efficit,

    intervening before, id. N. D. 2, 19, 49:

    cum alii in angustiis ipsi sibi properantes officerent,

    Sall. J. 58, 6:

    hostium itineri,

    id. ib. 52, 6: prospectui, Auct. B. Afr. 52.—
    (β).
    Act. (only ante- and post-class.):

    quapropter simul inter se retrahuntur et extra Officiuntur,

    are impeded, Lucr. 2, 156; 4, 763; 5, 776 (iter, Auct. B. Afr. 61, is prob. a gloss).—
    II.
    Trop., to stand in the way of, to oppose, obstruct, to be detrimental or hurtful to, to hurt (cf.:

    obsisto, adversor, noceo): promitto tibi non offerturum,

    Plaut. As. 1, 1, 97:

    cur te mihi offers, ac meis commodis, officio simulato, officis et obstas?

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 112; cf. id. ib. 2, 6:

    consiliis alicujus,

    Sall. C. 27, 4:

    timor animi auribus officit,

    id. ib. 58, 2:

    nomini, i. e. famae, Liv. praef. 1: officiunt laetis frugibus herbae,

    hurt by shutting off light and moisture, Verg. G. 1, 69:

    lactucae officiunt claritati oculorum,

    Plin. 20, 7, 26, § 68.—With quominus:

    nec vero Isocrati, quominus haberetur summus orator, offecit, quod, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 29, 6.

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  • 5 officio

    offĭcĭo ( obf-), ēci, ectum, 3, v. n. and a. [ob-facio], to come in the way of, to hinder, oppose, thwart, obstruct (class.; syn. obsto).
    I.
    Lit.
    (α).
    Neutr.:

    nunc quidem paululum, inquit, a sole: offecerat videlicet apricanti,

    hindered him from sunning himself, stood before him so as to intercept the sunshine, Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 92: luminibus, to obstruct one's light:

    jus vel altius tollendi aedes aut non tollendi, ne luminibus vicini officiatur,

    Gai. Inst. 2, 31; Dig. 8, 2, 2; 10; 23;

    39, 1, 5 et saep.—So, in a fig.: nec mentis quasi luminibus officit altitudo fortunae et gloriae,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 16, 43:

    demoliri ea, quorum altitudo officeret auspiciis,

    id. Off. 3, 16, 66:

    ipsa umbra terrae soli officiens noctem efficit,

    intervening before, id. N. D. 2, 19, 49:

    cum alii in angustiis ipsi sibi properantes officerent,

    Sall. J. 58, 6:

    hostium itineri,

    id. ib. 52, 6: prospectui, Auct. B. Afr. 52.—
    (β).
    Act. (only ante- and post-class.):

    quapropter simul inter se retrahuntur et extra Officiuntur,

    are impeded, Lucr. 2, 156; 4, 763; 5, 776 (iter, Auct. B. Afr. 61, is prob. a gloss).—
    II.
    Trop., to stand in the way of, to oppose, obstruct, to be detrimental or hurtful to, to hurt (cf.:

    obsisto, adversor, noceo): promitto tibi non offerturum,

    Plaut. As. 1, 1, 97:

    cur te mihi offers, ac meis commodis, officio simulato, officis et obstas?

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 112; cf. id. ib. 2, 6:

    consiliis alicujus,

    Sall. C. 27, 4:

    timor animi auribus officit,

    id. ib. 58, 2:

    nomini, i. e. famae, Liv. praef. 1: officiunt laetis frugibus herbae,

    hurt by shutting off light and moisture, Verg. G. 1, 69:

    lactucae officiunt claritati oculorum,

    Plin. 20, 7, 26, § 68.—With quominus:

    nec vero Isocrati, quominus haberetur summus orator, offecit, quod, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 29, 6.

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  • 6 officiō (obf-)

        officiō (obf-) ēcī, ectus, ere    [ob+facio], to come in the way of, hinder, oppose, thwart, obstruct: offecerat apricanti, intercepted his sunshine: umbra terrae soli officiens, intervening before: cum ipsi sibi properantes officerent, S.—Fig., to stand in the way of, oppose, obstruct, be detrimental, hurt: quidquid ubique Officit, H.: meis commodis: timor animi auribus officit, S.: officiant laetis ne frugibus herbae, i. e. shut off light and moisture, V.: id (genus) officere libertati, L.: sententiis, to obscure.

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  • 7 praepediō

        praepediō īvī, ītus, īre    [prae+pes], to entangle, shackle, fetter: praepeditis Numidarum equis, Ta.— To hinder, embarrass, obstruct, impede: sese praedā, hamper themselves, L.: omnīs (bonas artīs) avaritia praepediebat, S.: dicere incipientem cum lacrimae praepedissent, L.: dextrae praepedit orsa tremor, O.: verba sua, i. e. stammering, Ta.: praepeditus Germanias premere, hindered from, Ta.
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    praepedire, praepedivi, praepeditus V TRANS
    shackle, fetter, tie by an extremity; hinder/obstruct/impede; entangle the feet

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  • 8 impediō (inp-)

        impediō (inp-) īvī, ītus, īre    [PED-], to entangle, ensnare, shackle, hamper, hinder, hold fast: Impediunt vincula nulla pedes, O.: illis Crura, O. —To clasp, bind, encircle, embrace. narrare parantem Impedit amplexu, O.: caput myrto, H.: equos frenis, bridle, O.: clipeum informant... septenosque orbibus orbīs Impediunt, encircle, V.—To block up, make inaccessible: saxa iter impediebant, Cs.: munitionibus saltum, L.—Fig., to entangle, embarrass: impeditum in eā (re) expedivi animum meum, T.: stultitiā suā impeditus: me et se hisce nuptiis, T.: mentem dolore: sententia neu se Impediat verbis, H.—To be in the way, hinder, detain, obstruct, check, prevent, impede: omnia removentur, quae impediunt: nisi rei p. tempora impedient: de Fausto impedit tribunus, interposes a veto, Cs.: me cotidie aliud ex alio impedit: aetate et morbo impeditus: metus rem inpediebat, S.: sinistra impedita, Cs.: somno et metu inpedita fuga, S.: a re p. bene gerendā impediri: se a suo munere: a populo R. in suo iure impediri, Cs.: eloquentia Hortensi ne me dicendo impediat: alquos ad cupiendam fugam, Cs.: impeditus a tribunis ne portaret, etc., S.: ne rem agerent, bello inpediti sunt, L.: ut nullā re impedirer, quin, etc.: nec aetas impedit, quo minus, etc.: impedior religione, quo minus exponam, etc.: me ea improbare: me haec exquirere.

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  • 9 inclūdō

        inclūdō sī, sus, ere    [1 in+claudo], to shut up, shut in, confine, enclose, imprison, keep in: inclusum atque abditum latēre in occulto: Fila numerata porri, Iu.: Heracleae sese, L.: alios secum, V.: Teucri densā inclusere coronā, closed their ranks around (him), V.: habemus SC inclusum in tabulis: dum sumus inclusi in his compagibus corporis: Inclusae in pumice apes, V.: (animus) inclusus in corpore: includuntur in carcerem condemnati: inclusi parietibus: duces carcere, L.: minora castra inclusa maioribus, Cs.: inclusa tela pharetrā, O.: suras auro, sheathe, V.: inclusus carcere nassae, caught, Iu.: corpora furtim Includunt caeco lateri, V.: huc aliena ex arbore germen Includent, ingraft, V.—To shut off, obstruct, hinder, stop up: limina portis, O.: Pars inclusa caloribus Mundi, H.: dolor includit vocem: spiritum, L.— To interweave: Inclusae auro vestes, inwrought, V.: Inclusum buxo ebur, V.— Fig., to include, enclose, insert, embrace, comprehend: illud, quod in iuris consultorum includitur formulis: animorum salus inclusa in ipsā est: in huius me consili societatem: eos in eam formam: odium inclusum sensibus: oratio libro inclusa, L.: (tempora) fastis, chronicle, H.: quaeris antiquo me includere ludo, H.: alqd orationi: intus inclusum periculum est.—To restrain, control: voluptates inclusae diutius: imperator nullis iuris inclusus angustiis, L.—To close, end: forsitan includet crastina fata dies, Pr.
    * * *
    includere, inclusi, inclusus V
    shut up/in, imprison, enclose; include

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  • 10 incommodō

        incommodō āvī, ātus, āre    [incommodus], to occasion inconvenience, be inconvenient, trouble, annoy: scientiā, etiam si incommodatura sit, gaudeant: mihi, T.: nihil alteri.
    * * *
    incommodare, incommodavi, incommodatus V
    inconvenience, obstruct, hinder; be inconvenient/troublesome, cause difficulty

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  • 11 inter-cēdō

        inter-cēdō cessī, cessus, ere,    to come between, intervene, be between: palus, quae intercedebat, Cs.: inter singulas legiones impedimentorum numerum intercedere, Cs.—To occur, happen, come to pass: neque ullam rem intercessisse me indignam, T.: saepe in bello parvis momentis magni casūs intercedunt, Cs.: inter bellorum curas intercessit res parva, L.: nullum dictum intercessit: huic continentia bella intercesserant, Cs.— Of time, to intervene, pass: ut spatium intercederet, dum, etc., an interval, Cs.: nox nulla intercessit.—In order or rank, to come between: etsi nemo intercedebat, etc.—Fig., of personal relations, to intervene, come between, be reciprocal: ira inter eas intercessit, T.: ut ei cum genere humano quasi civile ius intercederet: inter nos officia paria intercedunt: inter quos aemulatio intercedebat, N.: huic cum reliquis civitatibus bella intercesserant, Cs.—To interpose one's credit, become surety: promisit, intercessit, dedit: pro aliquo magnam pecuniam, guaranty.—To interpose, intercede, bring about as mediator: cum vestra auctoritas intercessisset, ut ego regem tuerer.—To oppose, withstand, protest against (esp. of the tribunes, against a decree of the senate): intercedit Antonius, Cs.: rogationi: ea auctoritas, cui scis intercessum esse: senatūs consulto, L.—To obstruct, hinder, interrupt: huic gaudio, T.: non quia intercedendum putem imaginibus, Ta.

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  • 12 inter-saepiō

        inter-saepiō saepsī, saeptus, ēre,    to fence about, hedge in, stop up, enclose, secure: foramina intersaepta: operibus quaedam, L.—To shut off, cut off, obstruct: iter: vallo urbem ab arce, L.

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  • 13 lūmen

        lūmen inis, n    [LVC-], light: Quasi lumen de suo lumine accendat: solis: Leu<*>othoën ad lumina cerni, by lamp-light, O.—Plur., of a building, the outlook, prospect: cum aedīs venderet, in mancipio lumina ita recepit: se luminibus eius esse obstructurum, obstruct the light by building.—A light, source of light, lamp, torch: lumine adposito: insigne nocturnum trium luminum, L.: sub lumina prima, at early candle-light, H.— Daylight, day: Si te secundo lumine hic offendero, Moriere, Enn. ap. C.: lumine quarto, V.— The light of life, life: quem cassum lumine lugent, V.: quod in tot lumina lumen habebas, which served so many eyes (of Argus), O.— The light of the eye, eye, look, glance: luminibus amissis: torvum, V.: placidum, H.: timidum, O.: Luminibus tacitis, V.: Ad caelum tendens lumina, V.: mentis quasi lumina.— Fig., a light, distinguished person, ornament, glory, luminary, beauty: maiorum gloria posteris quasi lumen est, S.: praestantissimi viri, lumina rei p.: lumen exercitūs, Cimber: Lumina tot cecidisse ducum, V.: dicendi lumina: Catonis luminibus obstruxit haec oratio, obscured the reputation. —Light, clearness, perspicuity: ordo memoriae lumen adfe<*>: nisi litterarum lumen accederet, celebrity.
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    light; lamp, torch; eye (of a person); life; day, daylight

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  • 14 ob-mōlior

        ob-mōlior ītus, īrī, dep.,    to push before, throw up before (as a defence or obstruction): nec in promptu erat quod obmolirentur, L.: arborum truncos et saxa, Cu.—To block up, obstruct, L.

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  • 15 ob-stō

        ob-stō stitī, —, āre,    to stand before, be opposite: soli luna obstitit, Enn. ap. C.: dum retro quercus eunti Obstitit, stopped his way, O.—To be in the way, withstand, thwart, hinder, oppose, obstruct: obstando magis quam pugnando castra tutabantur, L.: exercitūs hostium duo obstant, block the way, S.: Fata obstant, make it impossible, V.: Paulum negoti mi obstat, T.: res quae obstent Roscio: Obstitit incepto pudor, O.: meritis Romuli, i. e. suppress the fame of, H.: vita eorum huic sceleri obstat, acquits them of this crime, S.: di quibus obstitit Ilium, was an offence to, V.: labentibus (aedibus) obstat vilicus, i. e. keeps from falling, Iu.: ad conatūs verecundia irae obstabat, L.: quid obstat, quo minus sit beatus?: ne quid obstet, quo minus de integro ineatur bellum, L.: quid obstat, cur non (verae nuptiae) fiant? T.: cum religio obstaret, ne non posset dici dictator, L.: nec, si non obstatur, propterea etiam permittitur.

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  • 16 ob-struō (opstr-)

        ob-struō (opstr-) ūxī, ūctus, ere,    to build against, build up, block, stop up, bar, barricade, make impassable: novum murum, L.: frontem castrorum auxiliis, L.: turrīs, Cs.: luminibus eius: valvas aedis, N.: obstructa saxa, placed in the way, O.—Fig., to stop up, hinder, impede, obstruct: Catonis luminibus obstruxit haec oratio, was a hinderance to: viri deus obstruit aurīs, renders inexorable, V.: huic spiritus oris obstruitur, V.: perfugia improborum, shuts off.

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  • 17 occursō

        occursō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.    [occurro], to run to meet, throng before: alios occursantes interficere, S.: occursare capro caveto, beware of meeting, V.—To rush against, attack, charge, strive against, oppose: inter occursantes, factiosos, opposing, S.: in ripā, L.
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    occursare, occursavi, occursatus V
    run repeatedly or in large numbers; mob; obstruct

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  • 18 re-moror

        re-moror ātus, ārī, dep.,    to hold back, stay, detain, obstruct, hinder, delay, defer: fugiunt, freno non remorante, dies, O.: me, T.: num unum diem Saturninum poena remorata est? i. e. was the execution delayed?: cur non remoratur ituros, O.: ab negotiis (sc. eum), S.: vostrum commodum, T.: me epistulis et meas spes: hostīs quo minus victoriā uterentur, S.: pomi iactu remorata (Atalanta), O.: postquam remorata suos cognovit amores, lingering, O.

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  • 19 validus

        validus adj. with comp. and sup.    [VAL-], strong, stout, able, powerful, robust, vigorous: videmus ea, quae terra gignit, corticibus et radicibus valida servari: lacerti, O.: vires, V.: munitiones validiores, L.: praesidia, L.—Well, in good health, sound, healthy: salvos atque validus, T.: si te validum videro: validus male filius, sickly, H.: necdum ex morbo satis validus, L.—Of drugs, strong, powerful, active, efficacious: medicamen, O.: venenum, O.—Fig., strong, mighty, powerful, effective: urbs: ducibus validiorem quam exercitu rem Romanum esse, L.: validissimus auctor, Ta.: fama validissima, Ta.: ludibrium vix feminis puerisve morandis satis validum, hardly strong enough to obstruct women, L.: adversus consentientīs, L.
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    valida, validum ADJ
    strong, powerful; valid

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  • 20 impedio

    impedire, impedivi, impeditus V
    hinder, impede, hamper, obstruct, prevent from (w/ne, quin, or quominus)

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  • Obstruct — Ob*struct , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obstructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obstructing}.] [L. obstructus, p. p. of obstruere to build up before or against, to obstruct; ob (see {Ob }) + struere to pile up. See {Structure}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To block up; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • obstruct — I verb bar, barricade, block, brake, bridle, bring to a standstill, check, choke, circumscribe, congest, countervail, cramp, cripple, curb, debar, delay, disable, embar, encumber, estop, forbid, frustrate, halt, hamper, hamstring, handicap,… …   Law dictionary

  • obstruct — (v.) 1610s, from L. obstructus, pp. of obstruere to block, to stop up (see OBSTRUCTION (Cf. obstruction)). Related: Obstructed; obstructing …   Etymology dictionary

  • obstruct — impede, block, *hinder, bar, dam Analogous words: *prevent, preclude, obviate, avert: *restrain, check, curb, inhibit …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • obstruct — [v] prevent, restrict arrest, bar, barricade, block, check, choke, clog, close, congest, crab, curb, cut off, drag one’s feet*, fill, foul up, frustrate, get in the way*, hamper, hamstring*, hang up*, hide, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit,… …   New thesaurus

  • obstruct — ► VERB 1) be in the way of; block. 2) prevent or hinder. DERIVATIVES obstructive adjective obstructor noun. ORIGIN Latin obstruere, from struere pile up …   English terms 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 — [[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 — UK [əbˈstrʌkt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms obstruct : present tense I/you/we/they obstruct he/she/it obstructs present participle obstructing past tense obstructed past participle obstructed 1) to block a path, passage, door etc so that it… …   English 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

  • obstruct — ob|struct [ əb strʌkt ] verb transitive 1. ) to block a path, passage, door, etc. so that it is difficult or impossible for someone or something to move along or through it: Tenants must not obstruct access to fire equipment. Seven people were… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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