hamper
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/ˈhæmpɚ/
English
Definitions
noun
- A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals“a clothes hamper”
- (uncommon except in) A wicker or plastic basket specifically for holding laundry (from clothes hamper), as opposed to a covered wicker basket which is a true hamper
verb
- To put into a hamper.“Competition pigeons are hampered for the truck trip to the point of release where the race back starts.”
noun
- A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.
- Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.
verb
- To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle
- To impede in motion or progress.
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Synonyms
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