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  • 61encumber — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. burden, hamper, load, clog, oppress; obstruct, hinder, impede, embarrass, retard, check, handicap. See hindrance, difficulty, debt. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. burden, hamper, obstruct, weigh down; see …

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  • 62hamper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. encumber, hinder, impede, trammel, obstruct, fetter, restrict. See hindrance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. creel, pannier, laundry box; see basket 1 . v. Syn. impede, thwart, embarrass; see hinder . III… …

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  • 63retard — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. delay, slow down, check, hinder, impede, postpone, hold up. See slowness, hindrance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. hinder, delay, impede, slow down; see delay 1 , hinder . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …

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  • 64trammel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. net; tether, manacle, chain, fetter; impediment, shackle, hindrance; confinement, restraint. v. t. entangle, catch, trap; bind, hobble, tether, shackle, bridle, manacle, chain; restrain, imprison;… …

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  • 65hinder — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. impede, obstruct, interfere with, check, retard, fetter, block, thwart, bar, clog, encumber, burden, cripple, handicap, cramp, preclude, inhibit, debar, shackle, interrupt, arrest, contravene, curb, resist, oppose, baffle,… …

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  • 66prevent — pre•vent [[t]prɪˈvɛnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to keep from occurring; stop: to prevent illness[/ex] 2) to stop from doing something: There is nothing to prevent us from going[/ex] 3) archaic a) to act ahead of; forestall b) to precede c) to anticipate 4)… …

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  • 67машинное оборудование — термин " машинное оборудование" означает: сборочную единицу, состоящую из соединенных частей или компонентов, по крайней мере, одна из которых находится в движении, имеет соответствующие приводы, схему управления, цепь питания, и т.д.,… …

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  • 68hinder — hinder1 [hin′dər] vt. [ME hindren < OE hindrian, lit., to keep or hold back (akin to Ger hindern) < base of HINDER2] 1. to keep back; restrain; get in the way of; prevent; stop 2. to make difficult for; thwart; impede; frustrate vi. to… …

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  • 69close up — I verb 1. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent The children shut up when their father approached • Syn: ↑clam up, ↑dummy up, ↑shut up, ↑belt up, ↑button up, ↑be quiet, ↑ …

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  • 70obturate — verb block passage through obstruct the path • Syn: ↑obstruct, ↑impede, ↑occlude, ↑jam, ↑block, ↑close up • Ant: ↑free ( …

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