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Obstruct vs Unblock - What's the difference?

obstruct | unblock |

As verbs the difference between obstruct and unblock

is that obstruct is to block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle see synonyms at block while unblock is to remove or clear a block or obstruction from.

obstruct

English

Verb

  • To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.
  • To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress.
  • To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    unblock

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To remove or clear a block or obstruction from.
    • We need a plumber to unblock the sink.
  • To free or make available.
  • * 2010 , Syed Ali, Dubai: gilded cage (page 58)
    • It is not just bad news about Dubai that gets blocked from the Internet; a whole range of other social networking sites have been blocked, unblocked and reblocked.
    English transitive verbs