Impede

Word IMPEDE
Character 6
Hyphenation im pede
Pronunciations /ɪmˈpiːd/

Definitions and meanings of "Impede"

What do we mean by impede?

To retard or obstruct the progress of. synonym: hinder. transitive verb

To be an obstacle to; stand in the way of; hinder; obstruct.

Synonyms To clog, retard, delay, check, fetter, hamper.

To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct. transitive verb

To get in the way of; to hinder verb

Be a hindrance or obstacle to verb

Block passage through verb

To get in the way of; to hinder.

The bounciness of electricity, measured in ohms. Urban Dictionary

A measurement (in Ohms) of how much an electrical circuit pushes back when it's pushed. Urban Dictionary

Doing a backflip in a dank af invironment while stoned. Urban Dictionary

A theory which states that a universe is created from sheer awesomeness and the awesomeness which creates a universe radiates from someone with sheer awesomeness. The awesomeness obstructs any other force which can potentially create life or the like - Hence, it is called the "IMPEDE Continuum". (FYI, if you don't know, Impede means to obstruct.) In other words, awesomeness created the universe and everything else was created by China. Awesome right? Urban Dictionary

Condescending geek speak for suggesting that your power cord is unplugged. Used to make people with social lives to feel as though they've been bested by a being whose diet consists primarily of Cheetos and Mountain Dew. Urban Dictionary

The state of being angry, narcissistic, and totally impedic. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Impede

The word "impede" in example sentences

All through the social mass run curious veins and streakings separating man from man and woman from woman; mysterious prerogatives and disabilities too ethereal to be distinguished by anything so crude as a title impede and disorder the great business of human intercourse. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Does the R behind my name impede you from having a true debate? ❋ Unknown (2006)

Belle - My comment not a criticism of the writer (you) as regards "impede" - I took it as quote from the "officials" and Best Buy people and it really lit my fire. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Does fear of that label impede including race in our aesthetic debates and in our poems? ❋ Unknown (2007)

Planning may, in other words, impede itself from functioning as its proponents claim it should. ❋ HENRY MINTZBERG (1994)

Still, Pearson resists being grouped with other shorts, arguing he would rather be long Chinese stocks and expressing concern that the moniker will impede his access in China. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Al-Ansari lamented hoax calls impede the work of firefighters and might endanger lives of many people in case such calls coincide with real fire incidents. ❋ SuperUser Account (2010)

About his first instance, "Misrepresentations to Congress", Cohen writes, "It is illegal to lie to Congress, and also to 'impede' it in getting information." ❋ Unknown (2007)

In fact go on, tell me how I.D. cards will "impede" any acts of terrorism or anything else remotely sinister? ❋ Rachel (2006)

And that lie will "impede" Americans "acting in concert" to the betterment of America (600). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Smith emphasized that the cuts will not "impede" customer service. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Officials at BIWTA say they have so far sent 14 letters of complaint to LGED on the length and height of the bridge as it would "impede" the river traffic during rainy season and stop implementation of Dhaka's circular waterway project. ❋ Unknown (2009)

* give the Treasury broad authority to take undefined "special measures" against foreign jurisdictions and financial institutions that "impede" U.S. tax enforcement; ❋ Unknown (2009)

[Nobody] can [define] impedance so that anyone can [understand]. ❋ Monkeyboy (2005)

The phone/[phono] jack input to an amp is usually a high-impedence circuit. It will not allow a high amount of current to flow into the amp. Woofers on the other hand are low-impedence devices which allow a large current flow from the amp to provide a massive amount of [power to the people]...unless you push too much and [smoke em]. ❋ Hillsurfer (2007)

"OMG I just did [the dank] [MLG] [impede]!" ❋ Unit2465 (2015)

Person 1: Guess what? Person 2: What? Person 1: Totally did something awesome. Person 2: And that was...? Person 1: I created this theory about how [awesomeness] can create a universe. I [called it] "The IMPEDE Continuum"Person 1: Awesome right? Person 2: Awesome....<[awkward silence]>Person 2: I wonder what kind of universe just got created... ❋ Ren Atarashi (2010)

User: My computer won't turn on. IT Guy: Perhaps it's a [PEBKAC] error, or your AC cable may be experiencing atmospheric impedance. User: [Atmos]...? Ooooh! Heh, very clever. I'll have to share that one with [my hot girlfriend]. IT Guy: I'm so lonely. ❋ Phishtails (2010)

he was [stewing] in his own [IMPEDANCE] ❋ TotalImpedance (2019)

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