English Explanatory Dictionary

obstruct

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
  2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
  3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

Pronunciation

/əbˈstɹʌkt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obstruct.wav /əbˈstɹɐkt/

Word forms

obstruct obstructs obstructing obstructed

Etymology

From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”).

Synonyms

barricade block choke clog close off cumber forslow forwork foul gunk up hamper hinder impede interfere interrupt intervene jam obstruct obturate occlude plug roadblock seal stonewall thwart yield

Antonyms

clear deobstruct open unblock

Related words

obstacle

Derived words

deobstruct disobstruct obstructed obstructedly obstructer obstructive obstruct the field unobstruct unobstructed unobstructedly
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