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obstruct

/əbˈstɹʌkt/
verb
  1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.

  2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.

    "They obstructed my progress."

  3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

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