hamper

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. ham·per¹ (hămʹpər)tr.v. ham·pered, ham·per·ing, ham·pers
To prevent the free movement, action, or progress of.n. Nautical
Necessary but encumbering equipment on a ship. [Middle English hamperen.] 
Synonyms: hamper¹, fetter, handcuff, hobble, hogtie, manacle, shackle, trammel
These verbs mean to restrict the activity or free movement of: a swimmer hampered by clothing; prisoners fettered by chains; handcuffed by rigid regulations; hobbled by responsibilities; leadership that refused to be hogtied; imagination manacled by fear; shackled by custom; trammeled by debts. See also synonyms at hinder¹ II. ham·per² (hămʹpər)n.
A large basket, usually with a cover. [Middle English, alteration of Anglo-Norman hanaper, from Old French hanepier, a case for holding goblets, from hanap, goblet, of Germanic origin.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  shackle, bond, trammel, handicap, hinder, halter, cramp, strangle