Definition of impede

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Impede (v. t.) To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance of troops..

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Estop :: Estop (v. t.) To impede or bar by estoppel.
Check :: Check (n.) A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest; stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check..
Obstruct :: Obstruct (v. t.) 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..
Impedite :: Impedite (v. t.) To impede.
Befoul :: Befoul (a.) To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
Embarrass :: Embarrass (v. t.) To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct; as, business is embarrassed; public affairs are embarrassed..
Impedible :: Impedible (a.) Capable of being impeded or hindered.
Clog :: Clog (v.) That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock..
Sufflate :: Sufflaminate (v. t.) Hence, to stop; to impede..
Impede :: Impede (v. t.) To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance of troops..
Inconvenience :: Inconvenience (n.) That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or uneasiness; disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes prosperity, or increases the difficulty of action or success; as, one inconvenience of life is poverty..
Impediment :: Impediment (n.) That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect..
Stop :: Stop (v. t.) To arrest the progress of; to hinder; to impede; to shut in; as, to stop a traveler; to stop the course of a stream, or a flow of blood..
Impeded :: Impeded (imp. & p. p.) of Imped.
Crippled :: Crippled (a.) Lamed; lame; disabled; impeded.
Untrammeled :: Untrammeled (a.) Not hampered or impeded; free.
Preclude :: Preclude (v.) To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede..
Clog :: Clog (v. t.) To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper..
Boggle :: Boggle (n.) To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision..
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