hamper
1. ham.per \'ham-p*r\ \-p(*-)rin\ vt or ham.per.ing [ME hamperen] 1a: to
restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : IMPEDE 1b: to interfere
with the operation of : DISRUPT 2a: CURE, RESTRAIN 2b: to interfere with
: ENCUMBER M: HAMPER may imply the effect of any impeding or restraining
influence; TRAMMEL suggests entangling by or confining within a net; CLOG
usu. implies the slowing by something extraneous that clings, weighs down,
obstructs, or gums up; FETTER suggest a restraining so severe that freedom
to move or progress is almost lost; SHACKLE and MANACLE are similar to but
stronger than FETTER and suggest total loss of freedom SYN syn TRAMMEL,
CLOG, FETTER, SHACKLE, MANACLE
2. hamper n 1: something that impedes : OBSTRUCTION 2: TOP-HAMPER
3. hamper n [ME hampere, alter. of hanaper, lit., case to hold goblets, fr.
MF]hanapier, fr. hanap goblet, of Gmc origin; akin to OE hnpp bowl : a
large basket usu. with a cover for packing, storing, or transporting f ood
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