obstruct

== English == === Etymology === From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (“blocked up”), from verb obstruere, from ob (“against”) + struere (“pile up, build”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /əbˈstɹʌkt/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /əbˈstɹɐkt/ Rhymes: -ʌkt === Verb === obstruct (third-person singular simple present obstructs, present participle obstructing, simple past and past participle obstructed) (Can we add an example for this sense?) To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:hinder ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====