obstruct

Phonetic

US /əbˈstrʌkt/UK /əbˈstrʌkt/

Translations

VERBTo 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.

Variants

  • obstructs: Third Person Singular
  • obstructing: Present Participle
  • obstructed: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

  • Scientists and many locals worry the seawall could immovably obstruct the already threatened wildlife of the biodiverse island and argue that natural solutions such as planting local species would provide better protection from coastal erosion.

    Source:www.bbc.com

  • But they could possibly obstruct movement by American warships, said Lonnie Henley, a former U.S. intelligence officer who has studied China’s maritime militia.

    Source:cn.nytimes.com

  • Scientists and many locals worry the seawall could immovably obstruct the already threatened wildlife of the biodiverse island and argue that natural solutions such as planting local species would provide better protection from coastal erosion.

    Source:www.bbc.com

  • are based on one of his lawyer’s detailed notes about Trump’s wishing to obstruct justice by not responding to a subpoena — contradicting the 45th president’s claims that he was always cooperative with the Justice Department and the National Archives and Records Administration

    Source:www.washingtonpost.com

  • Scientists and many locals worry the seawall could immovably obstruct the already threatened wildlife of the biodiverse island and argue that natural solutions such as planting local species would provide better protection from coastal erosion.

    Source:www.bbc.com

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