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obstruct

English

Etymology

From Latin past participle stem obstruct- (blocked up), from verb obstruere, from ob (against) + struere (pile up, build)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b?st??kt/
  • Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

obstruct (third-person singular simple present obstructs, present participle obstructing, simple past and past participle obstructed)

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  1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block.
  2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
  3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:hinder

Derived terms

  • deobstruct
  • obstructed
  • obstructedly
  • unobstructed
  • unobstructedly

Related terms

Translations

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stonker

English

Etymology

From stonk +? -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

stonker (plural stonkers)

  1. (Britain, slang) Something highly impressive.
    Every record he played was a stonker.

Derived terms

  • stonkered

Anagrams

  • Ketrons, reknots

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