To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block.
To encourage or sanction (something).
To provide for or nourish.
To maintain, or keep in existence.
To allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid.
To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.