hamper

ham·per ¹  (hmpr)

tr.v. ham·pered, ham·per·ing, ham·pers

To prevent the free movement, action, or progress of.

n. Nautical

Necessary but encumbering equipment on a ship.

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[Middle English hamperen.]

Synonyms: hamper¹, fetter, handcuff, hobble, hogtie, manacle, shackle, trammel
These verbs mean to restrict the activity or free movement of: a swimmer hampered by clothing; prisoners fettered by chains; handcuffed by rigid regulations; hobbled by responsibilities; leadership that refused to be hogtied; imagination manacled by fear; shackled by custom; trammeled by debts. See Also Synonyms at hinder¹.

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ham·per ²  (hmpr)

n.

A large basket, usually with a cover.

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[Middle English, alteration of Anglo-Norman hanaper, from Old French hanepier, a case for holding goblets, from hanap, goblet, of Germanic origin.]

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hamper¹

vb

(tr) to prevent the progress or free movement of

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical gear aboard a vessel that, though essential, is often in the way

[of obscure origin; perhaps related to Old English hamm enclosure, hemm hem¹]

hamperedness  n

hamperer  n

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hamper²

n

1. a large basket, usually with a cover

2. (Cookery) Brit such a basket and its contents, usually food

3. US a laundry basket

[variant of hanaper]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hamper - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) shackle, trammel, bond 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 chains, irons - metal shackles; for hands or legs constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
	2.	hamper - a basket usually with a cover basket, handbasket - a container that is usually woven and has handles clothes basket, clothes hamper, laundry basket, voider - a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried food hamper - a hamper for packing and transporting food
Verb	1.	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" cramp, halter, strangle confine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
	2.	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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hamper

verb

hinder, handicap, hold up, prevent, restrict, frustrate, curb, slow down, restrain, hamstring, interfere with, cramp, thwart, obstruct, impede, hobble, fetter, encumber, trammel I was hampered by a lack of information.
hinder help, further, aid, forward, encourage, speed, promote, boost, assist, expedite

noun

basket, case, package a luxury food hamper

Translations

hamper¹ [ˈhæmpəʳ] N → cesto m, canasta f

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hamper² [ˈhæmpəʳ] VT (= hinder) [+ efforts, work] → dificultar, entorpecer; [+ movement] → obstaculizar, impedir
the investigation was hampered by their lack of cooperation → la investigación se vio entorpecida por su falta de colaboración

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hamper [ˈhæmpə^r]

vt [+ person] → gêner; [+ efforts] → entraver, contrarier; [+ progress, development] → entraver; [+ movements] → gêner

n

(= basket of food) (also food hamper) → panier contenant une sélection de produits alimentaires)m > Christmas hamper

(= basket) → panier m (d'osier) picnic hamper
ham radio operator n → opérateur m d'une station de radio amateur

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hamper¹

n (esp Brit) (= basket) → Korb m; (as present) → Geschenkkorb m

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hamper²

vt → behindern; movement also → erschweren; person also → Schwierigkeiten bereiten (+dat); to be hampered (by something) → (durch etw) gehandikapt sein; the police were hampered in their search by the shortage of clues → der Mangel an Hinweisen erschwerte der Polizei die Suche

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hamper¹ [ˈhæmpəʳ] n (basket) → cesto, cestino

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hamper¹ [ˈhæmpəʳ] n (basket) → cesto, cestino

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hamper² [ˈhæmpəʳ] vt (hinder) → impedire, ostacolare

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hamper² [ˈhæmpəʳ] vt (hinder) → impedire, ostacolare

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hamper

v hamper [ˈhӕmpə]

to make it difficult for (someone) to do something I tried to run away but I was hampered by my long dress. belemmer, bemoeilik يُعيق، يُعَرْقِل затруднявам bránit (v), překážet hæmme; hindre behindern εμποδίζω, δυσκολεύω estorbar, impedir, obstaculizar takistama مانع شدن hankaloittaa entraver לְהַפרִיע रुकावट पैदा करना prijeciti, smetati akadályoz menghambat hindra, tefja intralciare 妨げる 방해하다 trukdyti, apsunkinti kavēt; apgrūtināt (kustības) menghalang hinderen hindre, hemme przeszkadzać, utrudniać estorvar a stân­jeni, a împiedica стеснять движения prekážať ovirati sputavati hindra, hämma ทำให้หยุดชะงัก engellemek 妨礙 перешкоджати, заважати رکاوٹ ڈالنا ngăn cản 妨碍

n

a large basket with a lid a picnic hamper. mandjie سَلَّة ذات غِطاء кошница koš kurv; madkurv der Packkorb καλάθι του πικνίκ cesta, canasta (kaanega) korv سبد؛ زنبیل retkikori panier סַל לְמָזוֹן पिटारा pletena piknik košara fedeleskosár keranjang (matar)karfa cesto, paniere バスケット 큰 바구니 krepšys bakul bertutup mand stor kurv med lokk rodzaj koszyka canastra coş de nuiele корзина с крышкой kôš košarica s pokrovom korpa korg ตะกร้าขนาดใหญ่ sepet, sandık 有蓋大籃子 кошик ڈھکن والا بڑا باسکٹ hòm mây 有盖大篮