LookItUphamper
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈhæmpər/ · UK /ˈhæmpə/
Forms: hampered
hamper means: To make movement, work, or progress more difficult.
verb
To make movement, work, or progress more difficult.
- Heavy rain hampered our work.
- A lack of money is hampering the project.
- Will these rules hamper future growth?
To put things or small animals into a large basket for transport.
- We hamper the pigeons before each race.
- The birds were hampered for the journey.
- Workers hampered the birds before loading the truck.
To put chains or other things on someone to limit their movement.
- They hampered the captive with chains.
- The prisoners were hampered at the ankles.
- Iron rings hampered his legs.
noun
A basket used to hold clothes that need washing.
- Put your socks in the hamper.
- The laundry hamper was full of towels.
- We keep separate hampers for light and dark clothes.
A basket or box filled with food, drinks, or other things given as a present.
- They sent us a Christmas hamper.
- This hamper contains cheese and chocolate.
- The shop sells gift hampers for birthdays.
A large basket with a lid, used to carry or store things.
- We packed our lunch in a hamper.
- Two hampers stood beside the picnic table.
- She carried a covered hamper full of bottles.
Something that holds a person or animal back, especially a chain around their legs.
- The prisoner struggled against the iron hamper.
- His debts were a hamper on his freedom.
- They removed the hampers from the captive animals.
Questions about hamper
What does hamper mean?
To make movement, work, or progress more difficult.
What is hamper in other languages?
Türkçe: engellemek · Español: obstaculizar · Français: entraver · Deutsch: behindern · Italiano: ostacolare · 日本語: 妨げる
How do you pronounce hamper?
In American English /ˈhæmpər/; in British English /ˈhæmpə/.
How do you use hamper in a sentence?
Heavy rain hampered our work. A lack of money is hampering the project.
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