[əbˈstrʌkt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of
(e.g: she was obstructing the entrance)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin obstruct- ‘blocked up’, from the verb obstruere, from ob- ‘against’ + struere ‘build, pile up’