hamper

  1. Noun.  A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals; as,.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To put into a hamper.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to ensnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber.
  4. Noun.  A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.
  5. Noun.  (nautical) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.

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