English-Thai Dictionary

hamper

VT ทำให้ หยุดชะงัก  hinder hobble impede free liberate tam-hai-yud-cha-ngak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HAMPER

n.[contracted form hanaper, or from hand pannier. ] 1. A large basket for conveying things to market, etc.
2. Fetters, or some instrument that shackles.
[This signification and that of the verb following indicate that this word is from hanaper, and that the latter is from the sense of interweaving twigs.]

 

HAMPER

v.t.[See the Noun. ] To shackle; to entangle; hence, to impede in motion or progress, or to render progress difficult. A lion hampered in a net.
1. To ensnare; to inveigle; to catch with allurements.
2. To tangle; to render complicated.
3. To perplex; to embarrass.
Hampered by the laws.

 

HAMPERED

pp. Shackled; entangled; ensnared; perplexed.

 

HAMPERING

ppr. Shackling; entangling; perplexing.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HAMPER

Ham "per, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. hanaper. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

HAMPER

Ham "per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Hampering. ]

 

Defn: To put in a hamper.

 

HAMPER

Ham "per, v. t. Etym: [OE. hamperen, hampren, prob. of the same origin as E. hamble. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

HAMPER

Ham "per, n. Etym: [See Hamper to shackle. ]

 

1. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. W. Browne.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times. Ham. Nav. Encyc. Top hamper (Naut. ), unnecessary spars and rigging kept aloft.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hamper

ham per 1 |ˈhampər ˈhæmpər | ▶noun a large basket with a lid used for laundry: a laundry hamper. • a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic: a picnic hamper. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting any large case or casket ): from Anglo-Norman French hanaper ‘case for a goblet, ’ from Old French hanap ‘goblet, ’ of Germanic origin.

 

hamper

ham per 2 |ˈhæmpər ˈhampər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] hinder or impede the movement or progress of: their work is hampered by lack of funds. ▶noun Nautical necessary but cumbersome equipment on a ship. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘shackle, entangle, catch ’): perhaps related to German hemmen ‘restrain. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

hamper

hamper 1 |ˈhampə | ▶noun a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic. • Brit. a basket or box containing food for a special occasion: a Christmas food hamper. • N. Amer. a large basket with a lid, used for laundry. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting any large case or casket ): from Anglo-Norman French hanaper ‘case for a goblet ’, from Old French hanap ‘goblet ’, of Germanic origin.

 

hamper

hamper 2 |ˈhampə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] hinder or impede the movement or progress of: their work is hampered by lack of funds. ▶noun [ mass noun ] Nautical necessary but cumbersome equipment on a ship. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘shackle, entangle, catch ’): perhaps related to German hemmen ‘restrain ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

hamper

hamper 1 noun a picnic hamper: basket, pannier, wickerwork basket; box, container.

 

hamper

hamper 2 verb the search was hampered by fog: hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, balk, thwart, foil, curb, delay, set back, slow down, hobble, hold up, interfere with; restrict, constrain, trammel, block, check, curtail, frustrate, cramp, bridle, handicap, cripple, hamstring, shackle, fetter; informal stymie, hog-tie, throw a (monkey ) wrench in the works of. ANTONYMS help.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

hamper

hamper 1 noun a picnic hamper: basket, pannier, wickerwork basket; box, container, holder.

 

hamper

hamper 2 verb an attempt to hamper the investigations: hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, baulk, thwart, foil, curb, delay, set back, slow down, hold back, hold up, interfere with; restrict, restrain, constrain, block, check, curtail, frustrate, cramp, bridle, handicap, cripple, hamstring, shackle, fetter, encumber; informal stymie; Brit. informal throw a spanner in the works of; N. Amer. informal bork, throw a monkey wrench in the works of; rare cumber, trammel. ANTONYMS help. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct See hinder . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hamper

ham per 1 /hǽmpə r /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〈動き 活動など 〉のじゃまをする, 〈進行 行為など 〉を阻止 [妨害 ]する, 身動きをとれなくする (prevent ).名詞 U 〘海 〙船具 〘索具 操帆装置など必要だが時化 （しけ ）時などにはじゃまになるもの 〙.

 

hamper

ham per 2 名詞 C 1 (通例食品を運ぶふた付きの )ピクニック用のかご, 買い物かご .2 ｟米 ｠洗濯かご .3 ｟英 ｠(食物入りの )詰め [盛り ]かご ; かご入りの贈り物 .