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English to English noun
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any structure that makes progress difficult |  | source: wordnet30
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the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction | | source: wordnet30
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something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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the act of obstructing | | Example: obstruction of justice
source: wordnet30
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getting in someone's way | | source: wordnet30
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The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed. | | source: webster1913
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