Main entry: obstruction
Definition: getting in someone's way
Main entry: obstruction
Definition: the act of obstructing
Usage: obstruction of justice
Main entry: obstructer, obstruction, obstructor, impediment, impedimenta
Definition: any structure that makes progress difficult
Main entry: obstacle, obstruction
Definition: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
Usage: lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement; the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education; the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan
Main entry: obstruction, blockage
Definition: the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction