Verb
impede -
be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
hinder
prevent ,
keep stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading" ; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep" ; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
obturate ,
occlude ,
impede ,
obstruct ,
close up ,
jam ,
block be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
inhibit limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
interfere come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; "Your talking interferes with my work!"
set back slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"
hobble hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"
stunt perform a stunt or stunts
impede -
block passage through; "obstruct the path"
obstruct ,
obturate ,
occlude ,
jam ,
block ,
close up
disengage ,
free become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"
impede ,
hinder be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
block off ,
blockade impose a blockade on
barricado ,
barricade block off with barricades
barricade block off with barricades
asphyxiate ,
stifle ,
suffocate ,
choke smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
tie up finish the last row
dam ,
dam up obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"
block out ,
screen plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general
earth up ,
land up block with earth, as after a landslide
block up ,
barricade ,
block off ,
bar ,
blockade ,
stop ,
block block off with barricades
clog up ,
congest ,
choke off ,
back up ,
clog ,
foul ,
choke suppress; "He choked down his rage"
