obstruct
/əbˈstrʌkt/
US pronunciation
American sound/əbˈstrʌkt/
əbˈstrʌkt
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əb - ˈstrʌkt -> obstruct
Myanmar meaning
(v) ပိတ်ဆို့သည်။ ဟန့်ထားသည်။
Full entry
၁။ ပိတ်ဆို့သည်။ Parked cars obstructed his view of the road. ❍ He was charged with obstructing the highway.
၂။ နှောင့်ယှက်သည်။ ပိတ်ဆို့ သည်။ တားဆီးသည်။ ဟန့်တားသည်။ be charged with obstructing the police in the course of their duty ❍ obstruct a player on the football field ❍ obstruct the passage of a bill through Congress (ie try to prevent a law being passed).
More examples
- Tenants must not obstruct access to fire equipment.
- Seven people were arrested for allegedly obstructing a highway.
- The child must have swallowed something that’s obstructing his windpipe.
- An accident is obstructing the traffic at junction 14.
- The trees in their garden obstruct our view of the sea.
- He disliked the project but had not actively obstructed it.
Synonyms
hinder, block, barricade, get in the way, impede, thwart, frustrate, hamper, check, hold up, complicate, bar, stop, prohibit, arrest, choke, clog, close, congest, crab, curb, cut off, drag one's feet, fill, foul up, hamstring, hang up, hide, inhibit, interfere, interrupt, mask, monkey with, obscure, occlude, plug, prevent, restrain, restrict, retard, sandbag, shield, shut off, slow down, stall, stonewall, stopper, stymie, terminate, throttle, trammel, weigh down
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