English verb: obturate | |||
1. | obturate (contact) block passage through | ||
Samples | Obstruct the path. | ||
Synonyms | block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, occlude | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hinder, impede | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | asphyxiate, back up, bar, barricade, barricade, barricade, barricado, block, block off, block off, block out, block up, blockade, blockade, choke, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, dam, dam up, earth up, foul, land up, screen, stifle, stop, suffocate, tie up | ||
Antonyms | disengage, free | ||