Noun: hamper ham-pu(r)
- A basket usually with a cover
"She placed the dirty laundry in the hamper"
- A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
"The guards used hampers to secure the prisoners during transport";
- shackle, bond, trammel
- Restrict, constrain, or suppress the movement, growth, or activity of
"Bad weather hampered the rescue efforts";
- cramp, strangle, throttle
- Put at a disadvantage
"The brace I have to wear is hampering my movements";
- handicap, hinder
Derived forms: hampered, hampers, hampering
Type of: basket, bound, confine, constraint, disadvantage, disfavor [US], disfavour [Brit, Cdn], handbasket, limit, restraint, restrict, throttle, trammel
Encyclopedia: Hamper, William