verb
definition
To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
definition
To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
example
They obstructed my progress.
definition
To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
Examples of obstructs in a Sentence
It grows in marshes, ditches, pools and drains in meadows, and sometimes obstructs the flow of water with its dense matted roots.
A large sand bar obstructs the entrance to the river, which is not quite 1 m.
The river bar obstructs navigation, the depth not exceeding 14 ft., so that large vessels must lie outside.
They pass more readily through mucous membranes, but almost every one of these is provided not only with a coating of mucus, which obstructs their passage, but with some reflex mechanism which tends to remove them.
The current fencing obstructs the public footpath -- there is a gate to one side but no stile over the fence the other side.
Such people, in fact, find themselves in a situation that seriously obstructs them from properly relating to men and women.
Also, don't create a centerpiece so large it obstructs the line of vision across the table, so people can chat easily.
Obstructive sleep apnea is a serious condition that occurs when throat tissue collapses and obstructs the airway.
Airway obstruction injury-An injury that obstructs the airway and prevents proper breathing, either through strangulation, suffocation, or choking.
Coarctation of the aorta-A congenital defect in which severe narrowing or constriction of the aorta obstructs the flow of blood.
This placement creates sha chi or bad chi because it interrupts or obstructs the natural energy flow.