Hamper | Mean of hamper in English Dictionary
/ˈhæmpɚ/
- Verb
- to slow the movement, progress, or action of (someone or something)
- Bad weather could hamper our search efforts. = Bad weather could hamper us in our search efforts.
- The project was hampered by budget restraints.
- Construction is hampering traffic on the highway.
- Noun
- a large basket usually with a cover: such as
- a basket for food
- a picnic hamper
- a basket for holding dirty clothes until they can be washed
- a clothes hamper