Verb
The project was hampered by budget restraints.
Construction is hampering traffic on the highway.
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Frederiksen said that other European nations are also on Denmark's side in this back-and-forth with Trump, already hampering the ties between the U.S. and its allies since Trump regained office.—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025 With a starting rotation hampered by injuries, the Mets are going to rely on the offense and bullpen to get them through the beginning of the season.—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
Take everything out of the closet and place anything in the hamper in the washing machine.—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025 The idea is that the Signature OLED T enhances your design aesthetic rather than hampers it.—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hamper
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English
Noun
Middle English hamper, hanaper, literally, case to hold goblets, from Anglo-French hanaper, from hanap goblet, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hnæpp bowl
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