obstruct

English Thesaurus

1. block passage through (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	hinder, impede,
definition	:	be a hindrance or obstacle to (verb.social)

hyponym	:	block off, blockade,
definition	:	obstruct access to (verb.competition)

hyponym	:	barricade, barricado,
definition	:	block off with barricades (verb.competition)

hyponym	:	barricade,
definition	:	prevent access to by barricading (verb.competition)

hyponym	:	asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate,
definition	:	impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	tie up,
definition	:	restrain from moving or operating normally (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	dam, dam up,
definition	:	obstruct with, or as if with, a dam (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	block out, screen,
definition	:	prevent from entering (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	earth up, land up,
definition	:	block with earth, as after a landslide (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop,
definition	:	render unsuitable for passage (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, foul,
definition	:	become or cause to become obstructed (verb.contact)

2. shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight (verb.perception)

hypernym	:	conceal, hide,
definition	:	prevent from being seen or discovered (verb.perception)

verb group	:	bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop,
definition	:	render unsuitable for passage (verb.contact)

3. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of (verb.social)

hypernym	:	forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent,
definition	:	keep from happening or arising; make impossible (verb.social)

hyponym	:	stonewall,
definition	:	obstruct or hinder any discussion (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	filibuster,
definition	:	obstruct deliberately by delaying (verb.social)

hyponym	:	check,
definition	:	block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey (verb.social)

hyponym	:	hang,
definition	:	prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury (verb.social)

hyponym	:	bottleneck,
definition	:	slow down or impede by creating an obstruction (verb.social)

4. block passage through (verb.contact)

antonym	:	disengage, free,
definition	:	free or remove obstruction from (verb.contact)

derivation	:	block, blocking,
definition	:	the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements (noun.act)

derivation	:	obstruction,
definition	:	the act of obstructing (noun.act)

derivation	:	blockage, closure, occlusion,
definition	:	the act of blocking (noun.act)

derivation	:	impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor,
definition	:	any structure that makes progress difficult (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	obturator,
definition	:	a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructive,
definition	:	preventing movement (adj.all)

derivation	:	occlusive,
definition	:	tending to occlude (adj.pert)

5. shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight (verb.perception)

derivation	:	blockage, closure, occlusion,
definition	:	the act of blocking (noun.act)

6. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of (verb.social)

derivation	:	obstruction,
definition	:	the act of obstructing (noun.act)

derivation	:	blockage, closure, occlusion,
definition	:	the act of blocking (noun.act)

derivation	:	balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment,
definition	:	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	stymie, stymy,
definition	:	a thwarting and distressing situation (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	obstructer, obstructionist, obstructor, resister, thwarter,
definition	:	someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take (noun.person)

derivation	:	blockage, obstruction,
definition	:	the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction (noun.state)

7. block passage through (verb.contact)

antonym	:	disengage, free,
definition	:	free or remove obstruction from (verb.contact)

derivation	:	block, blocking,
definition	:	the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements (noun.act)

derivation	:	obstruction,
definition	:	the act of obstructing (noun.act)

derivation	:	blockage, closure, occlusion,
definition	:	the act of blocking (noun.act)

derivation	:	impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor,
definition	:	any structure that makes progress difficult (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	obturator,
definition	:	a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructive,
definition	:	preventing movement (adj.all)

derivation	:	occlusive,
definition	:	tending to occlude (adj.pert)

8. shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight (verb.perception)

derivation	:	blockage, closure, occlusion,
definition	:	the act of blocking (noun.act)

9. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of (verb.social)

derivation	:	obstruction,
definition	:	the act of obstructing (noun.act)

derivation	:	blockage, closure, occlusion,
definition	:	the act of blocking (noun.act)

derivation	:	balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment,
definition	:	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	stymie, stymy,
definition	:	a thwarting and distressing situation (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	obstructer, obstructionist, obstructor, resister, thwarter,
definition	:	someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take (noun.person)

derivation	:	blockage, obstruction,
definition	:	the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction (noun.state)

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