Definitions for obstruction

Overview of noun obstruction

The noun obstruction has 5 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (4) obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta

(any structure that makes progress difficult)

2. obstruction, blockage

(the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction)

3. obstacle, obstruction

(something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "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")

4. obstruction

(the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice")

5. obstruction

(getting in someone's way)