Defn: 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.
OBSTRICTION Ob*stric"tion, n. Etym: [L. obstringere, obstrictum, to bind to or about.]
Defn: The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond. [R.] Milton.
OBSTRINGE
Ob*stringe", v. t. Etym: [See Obstriction.]
Defn: To constrain; to put under obligation. [R.] Bp. Gardiner.
OBSTRUCT
Ob*struct", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obstructed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Obstructing.] Etym: [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.
OBSTRUCTER
Ob*struct"er, n.