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- Dictionaryobstruction/əbˈstrʌkʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed: "walkers could proceed with the minimum of obstruction"
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1. a. : the state of being obstructed. especially : a condition of being clogged or blocked. an intestinal obstruction. She died from an obstruction of the airway. b. : an act of obstructing. Passage of the law was delayed by the congressman's obstruction. 2. : something that obstructs. removing obstructions that block the path.
something that blocks a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or the act of blocking something in this way: There's some kind of obstruction on the railway tracks. [ U ] behaviour or actions that prevent something from happening or working correctly:
Obstruction definition: something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance. See examples of OBSTRUCTION used in a sentence.
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.
noun. /əbˈstrʌkʃn/ [uncountable, countable] the fact of trying to prevent something/somebody from making progress. the obstruction of justice. 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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
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. More Synonyms of obstruction. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
something that blocks a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or the act of blocking something in this way: There's some kind of obstruction on the railroad tracks. [ U ] behavior or actions that prevent something from happening or working correctly:
1. something that obstructs; an obstacle. 2. an act or instance of obstructing. 3. the state of being obstructed. 4. the delaying of business before a deliberative body.
Obstruction definition: something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance. See examples of OBSTRUCTION used in a sentence.
obstruction. noun. /əbˈstrʌkʃn/ [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. Join us.
