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[ verb ] prevent the progress or free movement of
Examples "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather" "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" Used in print (Time magazine, 77:3...)He may find even moderate physical_exertion uncomfortable , because excess body fat hampers his breathing and restricts his muscular movement . |
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[ noun ] a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
Used in print (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)The head was wrapped in a turban and on top of the turban rode a great hamper across which a piece of poncho had been flung . The figure stopped and one hand was perilously freed from the hamper to scratch the nose . |
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[ verb ] put at a disadvantage
Synonyms Examples "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)It argued , inter_alia , that a divestiture order would severely depress the market_value of the stock of both General_Motors and du_Pont , with consequent serious loss and hardship to hundreds of thousands of innocent investors , among them thousands of small trusts and charitable institutions ; that there would be a similar decline in the market_values of other automotive and chemical stocks , with similar losses to the stockholders of those companies ; that the tremendous volume of General_Motors stock hanging over the market for ten years would hamper the efforts of General_Motors and other automobile manufacturers to raise equity capital ; and that all this would have a serious adverse effect on the entire stock_market and on general business_activity . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a basket usually with a cover
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