· hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
Synonym(s): blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
Hypernym(s): prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
· block passage through; "obstruct the path"
Synonym(s): obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close_up
Antonym(s): free
· shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"
Synonym(s): block