To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.
To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
To deprive (with of).
Something situated or placed in front.
To anticipate something eagerly.
To use one's tongue to remove moistness from the sides of one's mouth, as when salivating or at the conclusion of a meal.
To look forward avidly to eating something.