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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
hamper
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.]
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