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Obstructing
To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
📖 Definitions of "Obstructing"
verb
- 1
To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
- 2
To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
"They obstructed my progress."
- 3
To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| impedeverb | (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder. |
| hinderverb | (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate. |
| occludeverb | (transitive) To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.). |
| embarrassverb | (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash. |
| close upverb | (intransitive) To close (remove a gap) completely or fully. |
| blockadeverb | The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out. |
| blockverb | (transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass. |
| stymyverb | Alternative spelling of stymie. [To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.] |
| stymieverb | To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck. |
| jamverb | To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space. |
| aggravating | (informal) Annoying. |
| blockingnoun | The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction. |
| cloggingnoun | The situation of something being clogged. |
| discouragingnoun | That causes discouragement. |
| disruptingverb | That disrupts; disruptive. |
| gallstonenoun | (biology, medicine) A small, hard object, in the shape of a pebble, that sometimes forms in the gallbladder or bile duct; composed of cholesterol, bile pigments and calcium salts. |
| hamperingnoun | That which hampers; an impediment. |
| hampersverb | To impede in motion or progress. |
| hinderingverb | Harmful; that hinders. |
| hindersnoun | A surname from German. |
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