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| clear the decks |
to prepare for combat or some other activity by eliminating anything that might interfere. |
| cumber |
to interfere with the functioning of; hinder; encumber. [1/3 definitions] |
| Espionage Act |
a U.S. law passed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917, shortly after the U.S. entered World War I. The Espionage Act made it a crime to convey information with the intent to interfere with the operation of the U.S. military or its recruitment of troops, to disclose information relating to national defense, or to promote the success of the country's enemies. |
| hamper1 |
to impede or interfere with the progress or action of. |
| head off |
to interfere with the progress of; intercept. |
| hinder |
to interfere with or obstruct the functioning or progress of. [2/3 definitions] |
| hobble |
to interfere with the progress of. [1/6 definitions] |
| interlope |
to interfere in others' affairs; meddle. [1/2 definitions] |
| intervene |
to interfere in the social, political, or military affairs of another country, as with threats or military force. [1/3 definitions] |
| jam1 |
to interfere with the reception of (radio signals or the like). [1/12 definitions] |
| judicial restraint |
judicial practice based on the belief that courts should not influence the creation of new policy or laws and that they should only interfere with the laws of the legislature when they are deemed clearly unconstitutional. |
| meddle |
to interfere in matters concerning someone else, without authorization or request. [1/2 definitions] |
| meddlesome |
inclined to meddle or interfere in the business or affairs of others; interfering. |
| supernaturalism |
belief in supernatural forces or beings that can intercede or interfere in human events. [1/2 definitions] |
| tamper1 |
to interfere secretly and improperly or illegally. [1/2 definitions] |
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