obstructed

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
obstructed
    adj 1: shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a
           partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view";
           "justice obstructed is not justice" [ant: {unobstructed}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Obstruct \Ob*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obstructed}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Obstructing}.] [L. obstructus, p. p. of obstruere
   to build up before or against, to obstruct; ob (see {Ob-}) +
   struere to pile up. See {Structure}.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to
      place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or
      impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to
      obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body.
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            'T is the obstructed paths of sound shall clear.
                                                  --Pope.
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   2. To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to
      stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor
      obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light
      of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation. "Th'
      impatience of obstructed love." --Johnson.
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   Syn: To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; clog;
        choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "obstructed":
      arrested, back, backward, behindhand, belated, blocked, bound,
      choked, choked up, clogged, clogged up, congested, constipated,
      costive, delayed, delayed-action, detained, foul, fouled, full,
      held up, hung up, in a bind, in abeyance, infarcted, jammed, late,
      latish, moratory, never on time, obstipated, overdue, packed,
      plugged, plugged up, retarded, slow, stopped, stopped up, stuffed,
      stuffed up, tardy, unpunctual, unready, untimely

    

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