obstructing

anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access

the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

often caused by emotional tension n a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope n a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine n an obstruction in a pipe or tube n a platform from which an auctioneer sells n the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements v render unsuitable for passage v hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of v stop from happening or developing v interfere with or prevent the reception of signals v run on a block system v interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia v shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight v stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block v obstruct v block passage through v support, secure, or raise with a block v impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) v be unable to remember v shape by using a block v shape into a block or blocks v prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

n a written order directing a bank to pay money n an appraisal of the state of affairs n the bill in a restaurant n the state of inactivity following an interruption n additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct n the act of inspecting or verifying n a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc. n something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress n a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something n a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard) n the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess n obstructing an opponent in ice hockey n (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king v examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition v make an examination or investigation v be careful or certain to do something

the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it n