Look up: obstruction

1. Obstruction
   [baseball] In baseball, when a fielder illegally hinders a baserunner, the fielder is guilty of obstruction. Baserunners are generally permitted the free privilege to run from base to base without being physically blocked or hindered by a fielder. The only time a fielder need not "get out of...
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2. obstruction
   [n] - the state or condition of being obstructed 2. [n] - any structure that makes progress difficult 3. [n] - the act of obstructing 4. [n] - getting in someone`s way
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3. Obstruction
   The criminal offence of obstructing a road or allowing a road to be obstructed with a vehicle or other object. It can also include driving unreasonably slowly. It needs to be shown that other people or vehicles have been obstructed. The punishment for the offence is a fine.
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4. Obstruction
   Obstruction: Blockage of a passageway. See, for example: Airway obstruction; Intestinal obstruction.
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5. obstruction
   something which endangers or prevents the passage of a vessel 99999INTERNATIONAL DE MONACO,1951 Category: Transport • his..the advertiser..representative then inspects the signs...to make sure that...no -- - such as growing trees or shrubbery - now block the view.. Category: Commerce ...
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6. Obstruction
   Ob·struc'tion noun [ Latin obstructio .] 1. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed. 2. That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance. « A popular assembly free from obstruction
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7. obstruction
   1. The act of blocking or clogging. ... 2. The state or condition of being clogged. ... Origin: L. Obstructio ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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8. obstruction
   obstructor noun any structure that makes progress difficult
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9. obstruction
   noun getting in someone`s way
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10. obstruction
    blockage noun the state or condition of being obstructed
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11. obstruction
    (ob-struk´shәn) the act of blocking or clogging. the state or condition of being clogged; see also atresia. Called also blockade, closure, and occlusion. chronic airflow obstruction , chronic airway obstruction name given to a group of disorders in whi...
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12. Obstruction
    • (n.) That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance. • (n.) The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed. • (n.) The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
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13. obstruction
    (L. obstructio) 1. the act of blocking or clogging. 2. the state or condition of being clogged.
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14. obstruction
    
    • any structure that makes progress difficult
    • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
    • getting in someone's way
    
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15. Obstruction
    when a defensive player, instead of going after the ball, uses his body to prevent an offensive player from playing it.
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16. obstruction
    anything outside a building which prevents the direct view of part of the sky
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17. obstruction
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ob-strŭk′shŭn Definitions: 1. Blockage, clogging, or impeded flow, by occlusion or stenosis.
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18. Obstruction
    Illegally getting in the way of an opposition (defensive) player. Unlike football, it is illegal to block (obstruct) your opponent.
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19. Obstruction
    Also called blocking. Where a player gets in the way of an opponent who is chasing after the ball. This results in a penalty.
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20. obstruction
    Any artificial object that has been left or placed on the course with the exception of course boundary markers and constructed roads and paths.
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21. Obstruction
    An object that a yacht could not pass without changing course substantially to avoid it. e.g. a mark, a rescue boat, the shore, perceived underwater dangers or shallows.
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22. Obstruction
    Blockage of a passageway. See, for example Airway obstruction ; Intestinal obstruction .
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23. Obstruction
    when a defensive player, instead of going after the ball, uses his body to prevent an offensive player from playing it.
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24. obstruction
    Blockage of a passageway.
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25. Obstruction
    an illegal defensive technique, in which a defensive player who does not have control of the ball positions their body between the ball and an attacking opponent, or otherwise blocks or checks an opponent, in order to prevent that opponent from reaching the ball.[145] When the defensive player has c...
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