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   obstruction

   /əbˈstrʌkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed: "walkers could proceed with the minimum of obstruction"
   • ▪ a thing that impedes or prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage: "the tractor hit an obstruction"
   • ▪ (in various sports) the action of unlawfully obstructing a player in the opposing team.
   • ▪ blockage of a bodily passage, especially the gut: "they presented with severe intestinal obstruction"
   • ▪ the action of impeding the movement of traffic on a highway: "they were held for obstruction and other public order offences"
   • ▪ the action of deliberately hindering the police in their duties: "he was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin obstructio(n-), from the verb obstruere (see obstruct).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOBSTRUCTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   OBSTRUCTION definition: 1. something that blocks a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or the…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › obstructionObstruction Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of OBSTRUCTION is the state of being obstructed; especially : a condition of being clogged or blocked. How to use obstruction in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOBSTRUCTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An obstruction is something that blocks a passage in your body. The boy was suffering from a bowel obstruction and he died. Obstruction is the act of deliberately delaying something or preventing something from happening, usually in business, law, or government. Mr Guest refused to let them in and now faces a criminal charge of obstruction.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOBSTRUCTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   OBSTRUCTION meaning: 1. something that blocks a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or the…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › obstructionObstruction - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   An obstruction blocks things, like a roadblock prevents drivers to enter a street or a piece of food cuts off your windpipe. All types of obstructions block things. If you put a shelf in your doorway, that would be an obstruction: people would have a hard time getting around it.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishobstruction noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of obstruction noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [uncountable, countable] the fact of trying to prevent something/somebody from making progress. He was arrested for obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty. The asylum seekers had to contend with continued bureaucratic obstruction.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › obstructionObstruction - definition of obstruction by The Free Dictionary

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   obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"

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   Definition of obstruction noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. [uncountable, countable] the fact of trying to prevent something or someone from making progress the obstruction of justice He was arrested for obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › obstruction_nobstruction, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    What does the noun obstruction mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun obstruction. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the noun obstruction? How is the noun obstruction pronounced? Where does the noun obstruction come from?

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › essential-british-englishobstruction | English meaning - Cambridge Essential British

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    obstruction definition: something that stops someone or something from moving: . Learn more.