hamper
- Noun. A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals; as,.
- Verb. (transitive) To put into a hamper.
- 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.
- Noun. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.
- Noun. (nautical) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.
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