Main entry: jam, close up, block, impede, obstruct, obturate, occlude
Definition: block passage through
Usage: obstruct the path
Definition: shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
Usage: The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage; The trees obstruct my view of the mountains
Main entry: stymie, stymy, hinder, obstruct, embarrass, block, blockade
Definition: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Usage: His brother blocked him at every turn