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Oppression :: Oppression (n.) A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs..

Rub :: Rub (n.) That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch..

Stifled :: Stifle (v. i.) To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because some noxious substance prevents respiration..

Gorge :: Gorge (n.) A filling or choking of a passage or channel by an obstruction; as, an ice gorge in a river..

Barricade :: Barricade (n.) A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access..

Smooth :: Smooth (superl.) Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent..

Stop :: Stop (n.) The act of stopping, or the state of being stopped; hindrance of progress or of action; cessation; repression; interruption; check; obstruction..

Purl :: Purl (n.) A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions; as, the purl of a brook..

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

Obstinate :: Obstinate (a.) Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions..

Ileus :: Ileus (n.) A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in the later stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also ileac, / iliac, passion..

Bar :: Bar (n.) A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door..

Open :: Open (n.) Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water..

Barful :: Barful (a.) Full of obstructions.

Barricade :: Barricade (n.) Any bar, obstruction, or means of defense..

Smooth :: Smooth (a.) To free from obstruction; to make easy.

Taxis :: Taxis (n.) Manipulation applied to a hernial tumor, or to an intestinal obstruction, for the purpose of reducing it..

Deobstruent :: Deobstruent (a.) Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient.

Ranula :: Ranula (n.) A cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of the submaxillary gland.

Jounce :: "Jounce (v. t. & i.) To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions..

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