hamper
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(verb) prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather" |
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Synonyms: cramp, halter |
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Related Words: bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel |
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| 2. |
(noun) a basket usually with a cover |
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Related Words: basket, clothes basket, clothes hamper, food hamper, handbasket, laundry basket |
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| 3. |
(verb) put at a disadvantage |
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Synonyms: disadvantage, handicap, hinder |
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Related Words: bias |
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(noun) anything that restrains (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) |
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Synonyms: bond, shackle, trammel, trammels |
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Related Words: ball and chain, chain, chains, constraint, cuff, cuffs, fetter, handcuff, handcuffs, handlock, hobble, iron, irons, manacle, restraint |
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