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obstacle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Obstacle \Ob"sta*cle\, n. [F., fr L. obstaculum fr obstare to withstand, oppose; ob (see {Ob-}) + stare to stand See {Stand}. and cf {Oust}, v.] That which stands in the way or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral. If all obstacles were cut away And that my path were even to the crown. --Shak. Syn: Impediment; obstuction; hindrance; difficulty. See {Impediment}, and {Obstruction}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: obstacle n 1: something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted: "lack of immagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" [syn: {obstruction}] 2: an object that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
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