obstruct

Verb

• shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
  • The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage
    
  • The trees obstruct my view of the mountains
    

• block passage through
  • obstruct the path
    

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  • His brother blocked him at every turn
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  block , obturate , impede , occlude , jam , close up , blockade , hinder , stymie , stymy , embarrass
• Antonyms: 
  free , disengage