obstruct
[ uhb-struhkt ]
/ əbˈstrʌkt /
verb (used with object)
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.).
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British Dictionary definitions for unobstructed (1 of 2)
unobstructed
/ (ˌʌnəbˈstrʌktɪd) /
adjective
(of a passageway, view, etc) not blocked by any object
British Dictionary definitions for unobstructed (2 of 2)
obstruct
/ (əbˈstrʌkt) /
verb (tr)
to block (a road, passageway, etc) with an obstacle
to make (progress or activity) difficult
to impede or block a clear view of
Derived forms of obstruct
obstructor, noun obstructive, adjective, noun obstructively, adverb obstructiveness, nounWord Origin for obstruct
C17: Latin
obstructus built against, past participle of
obstruere, from
ob- against +
struere to build
Medical definitions for unobstructed
obstruct
[ əb-strŭkt′, ŏb- ]
v.
To block or close a body passage so as to hinder or interrupt a flow.