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.).

Origin of obstruct

First recorded in 1605–15, obstruct is from the Latin word obstructus (past participle of obstruere to build or pile up in the way, bar). See ob-, construct

OTHER WORDS FROM obstruct

Example sentences from the Web for unobstructed

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, noun

Word 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.

Other words from obstruct

ob•structive adj.