obstruct (verb)
21close — verb (closed, closing) –verb (t) /kloʊz / (say klohz) 1. to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.). 2. to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in. 3. to shut in or surround on all sides; enclose; cover in. 4. to refuse… …
22hinder — verb budget cuts have hindered our progress Syn: hamper, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, balk, prevent, thwart, foil, curb, delay, arrest, interfere with, set back, slow down, hobble, hold back, hold up, stop …
23block up — verb render unsuitable for passage block the way barricade the streets stop the busy road • Syn: ↑barricade, ↑block, ↑blockade, ↑stop, ↑block off, ↑bar …
24dam up — verb obstruct with, or as if with, a dam dam the gorges of the Yangtse River • Syn: ↑dam • Derivationally related forms: ↑dam (for: ↑dam) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
25back up — verb 1. give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to (Freq. 3) She supported him during the illness Her children always backed her up • Syn: ↑support • Derivationally related forms: ↑backup, ↑supportive …
26tie up — verb 1. secure with or as if with ropes (Freq. 3) tie down the prisoners tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed • Syn: ↑tie down, ↑bind, ↑truss • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
27block out — verb 1. plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑lay out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. prevent from entering block out the strong… …
28choke off — verb 1. suppress (Freq. 2) He choked down his rage • Syn: ↑choke down, ↑choke back • Hypernyms: ↑suppress, ↑stamp down, ↑inhibit, ↑ …
29land up — verb 1. block with earth, as after a landslide • Syn: ↑earth up • Hypernyms: ↑obstruct, ↑obturate, ↑impede, ↑occlude, ↑jam, ↑block, ↑close up …
30derail — verb Etymology: French dérailler to throw off the track, from dé de + rail, from English Date: 1850 transitive verb 1. to cause to run off the rails 2. a. to obstruct the progress of ; frust …
