Ob*strep"er*ous (?), a. [L. obstreperus, from obstrepere to make a
noise at; ob (see Ob-) + strepere to make a noise.] Attended by, or
making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous. "The
obstreperous city." Wordsworth. "Obstreperous approbation." Addison.
Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks.
B. Jonson.
-- Ob*strep"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Ob*strep"er*ous*ness, n.
Ob*stric"tion (?), n. [L. obstringere, obstrictum, to bind to or
about.] The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which
constrains or obliges; obligation; bond. [R.] Milton.
Ob*stringe" (?), v. t. [See Obstriction.] To constrain; to put under
obligation. [R.] Bp. Gardiner.
Ob*struct" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obstructed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Obstructing.] [L. obstructus, p. p. of obstruere to build up before or
against, to obstruct; ob (see Ob- ) + struere to pile up. See
Structure.]
1. To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an
obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or
hinder passing; as, to obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of
the body.
'T is the obstructed paths of sound shall clear.
Pope.
2. To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to stop; to
impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor obstructs the passage of
ships; clouds obstruct the light of the sun; unwise rules obstruct
legislation. "Th' impatience of obstructed love." Johnson.
Syn. -- To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; clog; choke;
impede; retard; embarrass; oppose.
Ob*struct"er (?), n. One who obstructs or hinders.