obstruct

//əbˈstrʌkt//
B2Frequency Level 11Neutral
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Verb

obstructInfinitive
obstructPresent tense
obstructedPast tense
obstructedPast participle
obstructingPresent participle
obstructsThird-person singular
1

To block or get in the way of something, preventing movement or progress.

A fallen tree obstructed the road.

2

To deliberately hinder or impede a process, especially a legal or official one.

He was charged with obstructing justice by hiding evidence.

3

To block someone's view or line of sight.

The tall building obstructs our view of the mountains.

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