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| balk |
anything that blocks or stops forward progress; hindrance; defeat. [1/7 definitions] |
| bar1 |
anything that acts as a restraint or hindrance. [1/13 definitions] |
| block |
a hindrance; obstruction. [1/19 definitions] |
| crimp |
an obstruction or hindrance. [1/7 definitions] |
| cumber |
that which cumbers; hindrance. [1/3 definitions] |
| free |
being without hindrance or constraint; not enslaved or imprisoned. [1/20 definitions] |
| freedom |
the state of being free from hindrance or constraint. [1/9 definitions] |
| hassle |
a hindrance or annoyance. [1/4 definitions] |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. [1/3 definitions] |
| jettison |
to abandon, discard, or cancel (something that is unnecessary or a hindrance). [1/4 definitions] |
| levitate |
to rise and float, apparently without hindrance from the force of gravity. [1/2 definitions] |
| prevent |
to present a hindrance or difficulty. [1/3 definitions] |
| preventative |
designed to serve as a hindrance or method of prevention. [1/2 definitions] |
| preventive |
designed to serve as a hindrance or method of prevention. [1/4 definitions] |
| stumbling block |
an obstacle, hindrance, or difficulty in the way of obtaining progress, belief, or understanding. |
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