HAMPER Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com To hamper means to hold back or impede something or someone, as in The road crew hampered traffic, causing a line of cars that went back for miles Figuratively, hamper can mean to interfere with or diminish, as in The singers practicing in the next room really hampered my ability to study
hamper verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . hamper somebody something to prevent somebody from easily doing or achieving something synonym hinder High winds hampered the rescue attempt Our efforts were severely hampered by a lack of money Definition of hamper verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
hampered - WordReference. com Dictionary of English ham•per1 (ham′ pər), v t to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work to interfere with; curtail: The dancers' movements were hampered by their elaborate costumes n [Naut ]gear that, although necessary to the operations of a vessel, is sometimes in the way
HAMPERED Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for HAMPERED: hindered, controlled, checked, constrained, restrained, governed, curbed, bridled; Antonyms of HAMPERED: uncontrolled, rampant, unhindered, runaway, unbridled, unchecked, unrestrained, abandoned