HAMPERS Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word hampers. (close relations)
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| hinder | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • located at or near the back of an animal verb • be a hindrance or obstacle to • hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of • put at a disadvantage | ||||||
| embarrass | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious • hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of | ||||||
| encumber | verbv | |||||
verb • restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult | ||||||
| ensnare | verbv | |||||
verb • take or catch as if in a snare or trap • catch in or as if in a trap | ||||||
| inveigle | verbv | |||||
verb • influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | ||||||
| bond | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) • an electrical force linking atoms • British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming • a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal • a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest • (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial • a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) • a connection that fastens things together • a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents • the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition verb • stick to firmly • create social or emotional ties • issue bonds on • bring together in a common cause or emotion | ||||||
| cramp | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a painful and involuntary muscular contraction • a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued • a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together verb • secure with a cramp • prevent the progress or free movement of • affect with or as if with a cramp • suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle | ||||||
| halter | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading • a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging • a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered • either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight verb • hang with a halter • prevent the progress or free movement of | ||||||
| handicap | nounn | |||||
noun • the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness • advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress verb • injure permanently • attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant • put at a disadvantage | ||||||
| shackle | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) • a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar verb • bind the arms of • restrain with fetters | ||||||
| strangle | verbv | |||||
verb • kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air • suppress in order to conceal or hide • die from strangulation • prevent the progress or free movement of • constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing • struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | ||||||
| trammel | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh • an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace • a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble • a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) verb • catch in or as if in a trap • place limits on (extent or amount or access) | ||||||