Definition of hamper Hamper
/hæˈmpɚ/ - [hatmper] - ham•per
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NounPlural: hampers |
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| hamper - a basket usually with a cover | ||
| handbasket, basket a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop | ||
| clothes basket, clothes hamper, laundry basket, voider a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried | ||
| hamper - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) | ||
| shackle, bond, trammel | ||
| constraint, restraint the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others | ||
| ball and chain heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain | ||
| fetter, hobble a shackle for the ankles or feet | ||
| handcuff, handlock, manacle, cuff shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs | ||
Verb |
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| hamper - prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" | ||
| halter, cramp, strangle | ||
| trammel, limit, throttle, bound, restrict, restrain, confine restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" | ||
| hamper - put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" | ||
| handicap, hinder | ||
| disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- hamper (Noun)
A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals; as. - hamper (Noun)
A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. - hamper (Noun)
Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times. - hamper (Verb)
To put into a hamper. - hamper (Verb)
To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to ensnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hamper (n.)
A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels. - hamper (v. t.)
To put in a hamper. - hamper (v. t.)
To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber. - hamper (n.)
A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. - hamper (n.)
Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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hamper
A basket usually with a cover. -
hamper
To prevent the progress or free movement.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hamper
ham′pėr, v.t. to impede or perplex: to shackle.—n. a chain or fetter.—p.adj. Ham′pered, fettered, impeded.—adv. Ham′peredly.—n. Ham′peredness. [First about 1350, in Northern writers, prob. rel. to Ice. hemja (pt.t. hamdi), to restrain; Ger. hemmen.] -
hamper
ham′pėr, n. a large basket for conveying goods.—v.t. to put in a hamper.—ns. Han′ap, a large drinking-cup; Han′aper, an old name for a receptacle for treasure, paper, &c., long the name of an office in the Court of Chancery. [For hanaper—O. Fr. hanapier—hanap, a drinking-cup—Old High Ger. hnapf; A.S. hnæp, a bowl.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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hamper
Things, which, though necessary, are in the way in times of gale or service. (See TOP-HAMPER.)
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