obstruct vs bar

bar vs obstruct

obstruct is not a noun while bar is a noun.

obstruct and bar both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
obstruct	No	No	Yes	No
bar	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bar is a hyponym of obstruct; that is, bar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than obstruct:

obstruct: block passage through
bar: render unsuitable for passage

Other hyponyms of obstruct include block off, blockade, barricade, barricado, barricade, asphyxiate, choke, stifle, suffocate, tie up, dam, dam up, block out, screen, earth up, land up, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop, back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up, foul.

obstruct (noun)	bar (noun)
	the act of preventing
	a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
	an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
	a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
	a counter where you can obtain food or drink
	a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
	(law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
	a heating element in an electric fire
	a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
	a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
	musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
	the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
	a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
	(meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter

obstruct (verb)	bar (verb)
block passage through	prevent from entering; keep out
shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight	render unsuitable for passage
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of	secure with, or as if with, bars
	expel, as if by official decree

Difference between obstruct and bar

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