ob·struct ( b-str kt ,  b-)tr.v. ob·struct·ed, ob·struct·ing, ob·structs 1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block. 2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress. See Synonyms at hinder1. 3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight. [Latin obstruere, obstr  ct- : ob-, against; see ob- + struere, to pile up; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots.]ob·struct er, ob·structor n.ob·struc tive adj.ob·struc tive·ly adv.ob·struc tive·ness n. |
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