stop vs obstruct

obstruct vs stop

stop is a noun but obstruct is not a noun.

stop and obstruct both are verbs.

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

As verbs, obstruct is a hypernym of stop; that is, obstruct is a word with a broader meaning than stop:

stop: render unsuitable for passage
obstruct: block passage through

Other hypernyms of stop include block, close up, impede, jam, obturate, occlude.

stop (noun)	obstruct (noun)
the act of stopping something
a brief stay in the course of a journey
a restraint that checks the motion of something
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption

stop (verb)	obstruct (verb)
prevent completion	block passage through
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments	shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of	hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
seize on its way
render unsuitable for passage
come to a halt, stop moving
cause to end
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Difference between stop and obstruct

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