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- Dictionaryobstruct/əbˈstrʌkt/
verb
- 1. block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of: "she was obstructing the entrance" Similar Opposite
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to block a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or to prevent something from happening correctly by putting difficulties in its way: After the earthquake many roads were obstructed by collapsed buildings. Her view of the stage was obstructed by a pillar.
The meaning of OBSTRUCT is to block or close up by an obstacle. How to use obstruct in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Obstruct.
OBSTRUCT meaning: 1. to block a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or to prevent…. Learn more.
Obstruct definition: to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass. See examples of OBSTRUCT used in a sentence.
When you obstruct something, you block it. If you’re gobbling down your pizza, a chunk of crust you didn’t chew so well might obstruct your airway and you'll choke.
obstruct something to block a road, an entrance, a passage, etc. so that somebody/something cannot get through, see past, etc. You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. First check that the accident victim doesn't have an obstructed airway. The pillar obstructed our view of the stage.
To obstruct someone or something means to block their path, making it difficult for them to move forward.
obstruct meaning, definition, what is obstruct: to block a road, passage etc: Learn more.
OBSTRUCT meaning: 1. to be in a place that stops someone or something from moving or stops someone from seeing…. Learn more.
ob•struct (əb strukt′ ), v.t. to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road. to interrupt, hinder, or oppose the passage, progress, course, etc., of. to block from sight; to be in the way of (a view, passage, etc.).
