obstruct
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
obstruct/əbˈstrʌkt/
▶verb
- 1 be in the way of; block.
- 2 prevent or hinder.
– derivatives
obstructor noun.
obstructor noun.
– origin C16: from L. obstruct-, obstruere ‘block up’.
'obstruct' also found in these Oxford entries:
ancient lights
- barricade
- body-check
- chaff
- cross-check
- cumber
- dam
- derail
- filibuster
- forestall
- inimical
- intercept
- luff
- occlude
- sabotage
- seclude
- window
- wire
