Definitions for hamper

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hamper ham·per

Spelling: [ham-per]

IPA: /ˈhæm pər/

Hamper is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 136 anagrams from letters in hamper (aehmpr).

Definitions for hamper

noun

1. Nautical. gear that, although necessary to the operations of a vessel, is sometimes in the way.
2. a large basket or wickerwork receptacle, usually with a cover:
3. British. such a basket together with its contents, especially food.

verb (used with object)

1. to hold back; hinder; impede:
2. to interfere with; curtail:

Origin of hamper

1300-50; Middle English hampren; akin to Old English hamm “enclosure,” hemm hem¹

Examples for hamper

She would help the politician, while another might hamper the man.'

That is because the heart is not allowed to hamper the head.

I believe our children, if we do not hamper them, will never know the struggle we have had.

Because we use knives and forks every day, we do not notice how they hamper us.

Public sympathy has enabled it to hamper me in this fashion.

If Gentleman's Quarterly comes by for a photo spread, Palmer won't have to put a single sock in a hamper.

My daughter asleep, and her T-shirt in the hamper, my wife, I call her MZ, wanted a word.

In short, if your online community occupies a specific niche, joining the Facebook juggernaut can hamper your growth.

A new book of Meredith's comes to me like a hamper of noble wines.

Another factor that might hamper the investigation is the transient nature of the homeless population.