obstruct
/əbˈstrʌkt/, /ɑb-/ v [T]Definition
› to block or get in the way of something or someone, or to prevent something from happening or progressing by causing difficulties: Demonstrators obstructed the entrance to the building. Trees obstructed our view of the ocean.
(Definition of obstruct v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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