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obstruct Verb

— block a road, path, entrance

obstruct

— verb (= block, hinder) hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of His brother blocked him at every turn — verb (= block) block passage through obstruct the path — verb (= block) shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage The trees obstruct my view of the mountains

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block hinder impede stop prevent bar oppose check block up hamper thwart Hinder blockade restrain interfere forbid deter delay interrupt stymie retard resist occlude intercept inhibit embarrass detain stymy stop up plug jam halt stonewall prohibit obturate interfere with hold back frustrate forestall disturb close up block the way trammel stem stand in the way of shut preclude hold up dam curb

Topics obstruct topics

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Conjugation obstruct conjugation

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Examples obstruct examples

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Simple sentences

Pass on, please, and do not obstruct the way.

Movie subtitles

No, sir. Any attempt to obstruct this will be punished.
My dear fellow the Morning Post doesn't obstruct justice or hide criminals.
I'm not trying to obstruct justice, but just as this young man says, this is a farce.
You've been tryin' to obstruct justice all along the line.
But you wrong me, sir, if you believe that I would willfully obstruct our progress.
I warn you not to obstruct the law. I have a search warrant.
No, you got boozed up. and tried to obstruct the police.
Now, explain how you, as a councilor of England, can obstruct these measures. for the sake of your own private conscience.
If I obstruct you when I read, goes in your room.
I tried not to wound you nor to obstruct you.
If you've come here to obstruct justice.
Doctor, I am not trying to obstruct you.
Obstruct them!
Conspiracy to obstruct justice, harboring a fugitive, possession of a stolen weapon adds up to about 10 years apiece for you birds.
Not to obstruct justice, even if I could, but one boy threw that stone. did this special damage.
Now, I am quite sure that some of you have come here to obstruct.
After all, as chairman of the city council, my main function is to obstruct the due process of law.
I warn you not to obstruct the law.
Now, explain how you, as a councillor of England, can obstruct these measures for the sake of your own private conscience.
This morning, a funeral procession in Hamburg St. Pauli between 9am and 9.30am will obstruct the motor traffic on the der Reeperbahn towards Millerntor.
Do not obstruct us!
Please follow the orders of the officers and don't obstruct our work during the operation!
Conspiracy to obstruct justice, harbouring a fugitive, possession of a stolen weapon, adds up to about ten years apiece for you Burns.
Oftentimes it's necessary to trample on the cadavers of those who came before us or of those who obstruct us.
Do not take care of this, hurry card, then see this. is you let the virtuous of thunder obstruct me, to?
Nothing will come to obstruct our love.
What work. Do not obstruct justice!
Wouldn't obstruct replication, but it does give rise to an error in replication.
If he just sets foot inside the airport, he's committed an overt act: conspiracy to obstruct justice.
I cannot obstruct it. It is right.
Well, it is an idea to obstruct it.
If you obstruct me again, I'll castrate you.
Captain, it is not our wish to obstruct you.
We believe the White House tried to obstruct the FBI investigation and we wonder if there are any comments.
The producer guarantees that nothing will obstruct the free exercise by the distributor of the rights granted herein.
No. Does Agent Mulder obstruct you from proper procedure?

News and current affairs

The Wahhabi religious establishment, the Saudi state's hidden co-rulers, could very well obstruct Abdullah's attempts at regional religious reconciliation.
Having created a functioning, regional, open trade area, the three countries must ensure that the new imperative to secure borders does not obstruct legitimate flows of goods, services and people.
On the basis of the record so far, however, some skepticism seems in order over the claim that justice will obstruct peace.
What settlement is there to obstruct?
A large majority of the UN adopted the proposal on 15 November, despite attempts by some member states to obstruct, amend, or bury it.
Lopez Obrador has vowed to obstruct Calderon's presidency from the moment he takes office on December 1.
From Hitler's attempted eradication of Europe's Jews to the Rwandan Hutus' extermination of the Tutsi in 1994, policymakers balked at intervening politically, economically, or militarily to obstruct such targeted destructions of minorities.
But it would not obstruct serious health consequences from other radioactive elements.
But the US was unable to offer legal - not just political - guarantees that an anti-missile system based in Europe would not obstruct Russia's strategic potential.
Their tactic has been to obstruct a clear review of the Iraqi catastrophe by suggesting that any criticism of Saddam's regime is tantamount to supporting the American occupation of Iraq.
The Kremlin appears to be seeking systematically to obstruct the US, even when obstruction does not seem to be in Russia's national interest.
Competition among nations and among peoples trumps cooperation, and regional and global conflicts obstruct the pathways to a sustainable future.
If Fretilin persists in its decision to obstruct the government, instability will persist.
Linguistic barriers will obstruct continental political debate and impede the creation of a truly European identity.
In the interest of regional peace, both major powers must stop letting historical resentments obstruct a more harmonious and prosperous future for the Asia-Pacific region.
PRAGUE - Three former Soviet republics - Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine - have now signed association agreements with the European Union, despite Russia's sometimes brutal attempts to obstruct the process.
As it stands, the EaEU seems to have two major goals: to obstruct the integration of former Soviet republics into the West, and to help secure Putin's power.
If an elected government wants a bank to offer cheap credit to a group of enterprises so that they can hire more people, why should a supervisor be able to obstruct this democratic will?
Jewish fundamentalists obstruct any peace process that is left in the Middle East and build more illegal settlements.
If China's penetration into the Middle East persists at the current pace, it might even be able to obstruct the flow of energy resources to America's Asian allies.

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