Definition of obstruction

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Obstruction (n.) That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.

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Tappen :: Tappen (n.) An obstruction, or indigestible mass, found in the intestine of bears and other animals during hibernation..
Bar :: Bar (n.) Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier..
Contravention :: Contravention (n.) The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation.
Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking..
Obstruction :: Obstruction (n.) That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
Barricade :: Barricade (n.) Any bar, obstruction, or means of defense..
Presstriction :: Presstriction (n.) Obstruction, dimness, or defect of sight..
Notwithstanding :: Notwithstanding (prep.) Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of..
Tricuspid :: Tricuspid (a.) Of or pertaining to the tricuspid valves; as, tricuspid obstruction..
Subtonic :: Subtonic (a.) Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the oral or the nasal passage, and in some cases with a mixture of breath sound; -- a term introduced by Dr. James Rush in 1833. See Guide to Pronunciation, //155, 199-202..
Colic :: Colic (n.) A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, due to spasm, obstruction, or distention of some one of the hollow viscera..
Barful :: Barful (a.) Full of obstructions.
Undam :: Undam (v. t.) To free from a dam, mound, or other obstruction..
Infarction :: Infarction (n.) The act of stuffing or filling; an overloading and obstruction of any organ or vessel of the body; constipation.
Purl :: Purl (v. i.) To run swiftly round, as a small stream flowing among stones or other obstructions; to eddy; also, to make a murmuring sound, as water does in running over or through obstructions..
Unstop :: Unstop (v. t.) To free from any obstruction; to open.
Torpedo :: Torpedo (n.) An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of obstructions or to open communication with a source of supply of oil..
Blockade :: Blockade (v. t.) An obstruction to passage.
Stifled :: Stifle (v. i.) To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration..
Obstruction :: Obstruction (n.) The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed..
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