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    obstruction
    /əbˈstrʌkʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed: "walkers could proceed with the minimum of obstruction"

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  2. OBSTRUCTION definition: 1. something that blocks a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or the…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of OBSTRUCTION is the state of being obstructed; especially : a condition of being clogged or blocked. How to use obstruction in a sentence.

  4. Obstruction definition: something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance. See examples of OBSTRUCTION used in a sentence.

  5. something that blocks a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or the act of blocking something in this way: There's some kind of obstruction on the railroad tracks. [ U ] behavior or actions that prevent something from happening or working correctly:

  6. Obstruction is the act of deliberately delaying something or preventing something from happening, usually in business, law, or government. Mr Guest refused to let them in and now faces a criminal charge of obstruction. More Synonyms of obstruction. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  7. noun. /əbˈstrʌkʃn/ [uncountable, countable] the fact of trying to prevent something/somebody from making progress. the obstruction of justice. He was arrested for obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty. The asylum seekers had to contend with continued bureaucratic obstruction. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  8. An obstruction blocks things, like a roadblock prevents drivers to enter a street or a piece of food cuts off your windpipe. All types of obstructions block things. If you put a shelf in your doorway, that would be an obstruction: people would have a hard time getting around it.

  9. n. 1. something that obstructs; an obstacle. 2. an act or instance of obstructing. 3. the state of being obstructed. 4. the delaying of business before a deliberative body.

  10. Obstruction definition, something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation. See more.

  11. noun. obstructions. An obstructing or being obstructed. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Anything that obstructs; hindrance. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The condition of being obstructed. The obstruction of the tunnel lasted for hours. American Heritage.