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Word: Obstruct
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin obstruct- ‘blocked up’, from the verb obstruere, from ob- ‘against’ + struere ‘build, pile up’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əbˈstrʌkt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of
Short Definition:be in way of
Examples:- she was obstructing the entrance
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