obstruct

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verb

1. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of (Freq. 2)
- His brother blocked him at every turn
• Syn:
blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
• Derivationally related forms:
stymie (for: stymie), hindrance (for: hinder), blockage (for: block), obstruction, obstructer, obstructor
• Hypernyms:
prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
• Hyponyms:
stonewall, filibuster, check, hang, bottleneck
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. block passage through (Freq. 2)
- obstruct the path
• Syn:
obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
• Ant:
free
• Derivationally related forms:
blocking (for: block), occlusive (for: occlude), occlusion (for: occlude), impediment (for: impede), obturator (for: obturate), obstructive, obstruction, obstructer, obstructor
• Hypernyms:
impede, hinder
• Hyponyms:
blockade, block off, barricade, barricado, suffocate,
stifle, asphyxiate, choke, tie up, dam, dam up,
screen, block out, land up, earth up, block, stop,
block up, bar, clog, choke off, clog up, back up,
congest, foul
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. 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
• Syn:
block
• Derivationally related forms:
blockage (for: block)
• Hypernyms:
hide, conceal
• Verb Group:
barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off,
block up, bar
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  block, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, close up, blockade, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  free, disengage