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guests a bit too obstreperous.
obstruct v. 1 block, bar, check, prevent, stop (up), arrest, halt, clog,
make impassable; bring to a standstill: The vein is obstructed
by a large blood clot. A clogged drain is obstructing the water.
2 hamper, slow, impede, interfere with, retard, hinder,
interrupt, delay, stay, stall: An overturned truck obstructed
traffic on the motorway. 3 preclude, prevent, debar, block,
prohibit, forbid, stop, stand in the way of: They are
manoeuvring to obstruct her from taking over the company.
obstruction
n. 1 obstacle, barrier, bar, check, stumbling-block, hindrance,
impediment, hurdle, hitch, snag, catch, bottleneck, limitation,
constraint, restriction: The fallen trees created an almost
impassable obstruction. 2 checking, stopping, cessation,
proscription, forbidding, forbiddance; hindering, impeding,
limiting, halting, slowing: The obstruction of the bill's
passage can be blamed on the Tories.
obtain v. 1 get, procure, acquire, come by, come into (the) possession
of, secure, get hold of or one's hands on, grasp, capture, take
possession of, seize; buy, purchase: She has been unable to
obtain the job she wants. You can obtain that kind of soap at
the supermarket. 2 earn, gain: We talked to the manager about
obtaining an increase in wages. 3 prevail, be in force, be in
vogue, exist, subsist, have (a) place, be prevalent, be
established, be customary, apply, be relevant, relate: A
different set of regulations obtains here.
obtrude v. thrust (oneself) forward or forth, intrude, impose
(oneself), force (oneself): The best writers never obtrude
between the reader and the story.
obtrusive adj. interfering, intrusive, meddling, officious, meddlesome,
importunate, forward, presumptuous, forceful, Colloq pushy: She
found him somewhat obtrusive - always giving advice when she
least needed it.
obtuse adj. 1 rounded, unpointed, blunt: When mature, the leaves
become more obtuse. 2 dull, insensitive, unfeeling,
imperceptive, thick-skinned, stolid, thick, dense, doltish,
cloddish, thickheaded, dull-witted, dim-witted, slow-witted,