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Etymology 1

Contracted from hanaper

Noun

1. A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as,
   • a hamper of wine;
   • a clothes hamper ;
   • an oyster hamper , which contains two bushels.

Translations

• Dutch: mand m (1), wasmand m' (2)
• Spanish: cesta f (1), canasta f' (2)

Transitive verb

to hamper ( Imperfect and past participle: hampered , present participle: hampering )

1. To put in a hamper.

Etymology 2

Old English hamperen , hampren , probably of the same origin as English hamble

Transitive verb

to hamper ( Imperfect and past participle: hampered , present participle: hampering )

1. To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to ensnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber.

   Quotations

   • Hampered nerves. - Blackmore
   • A lion hampered in a net. - L'Estrange
   • They hamper' and entangle our souls. - Tillotson

Translations

• Dutch: blokkeren
• Spanish: estorbar, obstaculizar

Noun

hamper

1. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. - W. Browne
2. ( Nautical ) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times. - Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Derived expression

• Top hamper , (Nautical): unnecessary spars and rigging kept aloft.

Translations

• Dutch: struikelblok? n

Other Translations for "hamper"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		hamper
Hex		e8 e1 ed f0 65 72
Pig Latin		amperhay

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