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Concept: Obstruct

System documentation


Superconcept: Make-Inaccessible

Definition: Inhibit an object's movement in some way. This action results in the object being in a Be-Obstructed state, which can be undone by the Unobstruct action.

Required Relationships:

object: The thing that's Obstructed. The object is put in a Be-Obstructed state by this action.

Other Common Relationships:

agent: the entity that causes the Obstruct action
instrument: the thing used by the agent to obstruct the object

Examples:

  1. The taxi was obstructed by the police barricade.
    object: the taxi
    agent: police
    instrument: barricade

Neighboring Concepts:

Similar to...But different because...
Block Prevent things from moving through some place, or along some object, by blocking such movements.
Confine Confine is more specific than Obstruct. It prevents the object from moving out of its enclosure.
Hold Hold is more specific than Obstruct. The object that's held can only be moved by the thing holding it.
Restrain Restrain is more specific than Obstruct. It prevents the object from moving at all.
Shut-Out Shut-Out is more specific than Obstruct. It prevents the object from moving into an enclosure.
Support Support is more specific than Obstruct. It prevents the object from falling.