| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage: bar, barricade, barrier, block, blockage, clog, hamper, hindrance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, snag, stop, traverse, wall. See HELP, OPEN. | | VERB: | 1. To pass by or over safely or successfully: clear, negotiate, surmount. See THRIVE. 2. To move off the ground by a muscular effort of the legs and feet: jump, leap, spring, vault2. See MOVE, RISE.
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