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in something's way

in something's way prepositional phrase: obstructing, blocking, or impeding the movement or line of sight of something.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Obstructing, blocking, or impeding the movement or line of sight of something.
    • The tent was unfortunately in the moose's way.
    • The mountains were in the railroad's way.
    Synonyms:
    in one's way, in someone's way, in the way of

Synonyms of in something's way

Questions about in something's way

What does in something's way mean?
In something's way means obstructing, blocking, or impeding the movement or line of sight of something.
What part of speech is in something's way?
In something's way is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in something's way in the dictionary

  1. in someone's time
  2. in someone's view
  3. in someone's vocabulary
  4. in someone's way
  5. in something's favor
  6. in something's way
  7. in sooth
  8. in sort
  9. in spades
  10. in special
  11. in specie

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