hampered
simple past tense and past participle of hamper
hampered (comparative more hampered, superlative most hampered)
impeded or encumbered as if chained or fettered
Source: Wiktionary
Ham"per, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. hanaper.]
Definition: A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels.
Ham"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Hampering.]
Definition: To put in a hamper.
Ham"per, v. t. Etym: [OE. hamperen, hampren, prob. of the same origin as E. hamble.]
Definition: To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber. "Hampered nerves." Blackmore. A lion hampered in a net. L'Estrange. They hamper and entangle our souls. Tillotson.
Ham"per, n. Etym: [See Hamper to shackle.]
1. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. W. Browne.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times. Ham. Nav. Encyc. Top hamper (Naut.), unnecessary spars and rigging kept aloft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
