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Noun hamper has 2 senses
- shackle, bond, hamper, trammel, trammels - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
--1 is a kind of restraint, constraint
--1 has particulars:
- hamper - a basket usually with a cover
--2 is a kind of basket, handbasket
--2 has particulars:
Verb hamper has 2 senses
- hamper, halter, cramp, strangle - prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
--1 is one way to restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- handicap, hinder, hamper - put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
--2 is one way to disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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