unobstruct

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verb

To free from an obstruction.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbunobstruct (third-person singular simple present unobstructs, present participle unobstructing, simple past and past participle unobstructed)

present singular third person unobstructs · participle present unobstructing · participle past unobstructed · past unobstructed

  1. transitiveTo free from an obstruction.

    […] a pivoted device movable in one direction by the plunger, and means for moving said pivoted device in the other direction to engage the head of a nail when the plunger is moved to unobstruct the feed channel.

    1909, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, page 30

Origin

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APA

unobstruct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unobstruct

MLA

“unobstruct.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unobstruct. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unobstruct,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unobstruct.

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