obstruct: Meaning and Definition of

ob•struct

Pronunciation: (ub-strukt'), [key]
— v.t.
  1. to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  2. to interrupt, hinder, or oppose the passage, progress, course, etc., of.
  3. to block from sight; to be in the way of (a view, passage, etc.).
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