Check and Obstruct

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Check

Check verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.

Usage example: a tree finally checked the skidding car

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Obstruct is a synonym for check in bar topic. In some cases you can use "Obstruct" instead a verb "Check", when it comes to topics like hinder, stop.

Nearby Words: checked, checking, checkup, checker, checklist

Obstruct

Obstruct verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

Usage example: this would go much faster if you would stop obstructing me with your constant interruptions

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Check is a synonym for obstruct in action topic. You can use "Check" instead a verb "Obstruct", if it concerns topics such as bar, impede, prevent, hold up.

Nearby Words: obstruction, obstructive, obstructing

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Common collocations

work	check work	obstruct work
progress	check progress	obstruct progress
page	check page	obstruct page

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Obstruct and Check. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/obstruct

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