Impeding meaning

above Albany, barricading the roads and impeding Burgoyne's progress.

Such slags act very prejudicially by impeding the up-draught of the air and the sinking of the fuel; nor can they FIG.

The streets are narrow, and by a system called Kucheh-bandi (street-closing) established long ago for impeding the circulation of crowds and increasing general security, every quarter of the town, or block of buildings, is shut off from its neighbours by gates which are closed during local disorders and regularly at night.

Elevated cholesterol levels can result in the accumulation of fatty deposits on blood vessel walls, narrowing veins and arteries and impeding blood flow to the heart, brain, and other organs.

Two years later, the same factors still appear to be impeding progress.