"in something's way" meaning in English

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        "Obstructing, blocking, or impeding the movement or line of sight of something."
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        [
          "movement",
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          "line of sight",
          "line of sight"
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        {
          "word": "in one's way"
        },
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          "word": "in someone's way"
        },
        {
          "word": "in the way of"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "impeding the movement or line of sight",
          "word": "dans le chemin de quelqu’un"
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          "sense": "impeding the movement or line of sight",
          "word": "útban"
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          "sense": "impeding the movement or line of sight",
          "word": "i veien for noen"
        }
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      "word": "dans le chemin de quelqu’un"
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      "sense": "impeding the movement or line of sight",
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