obstruct
C1Substantiv/US /əbstrˈʌkt/ əbstr-ŬKT; UK /əbstrˈʌkt/ əbstr-ŬKT/
To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body.
