Associations to the word «Hamper»
Noun
- Whiskey
- Career
- Necessity
- Reliability
- Refusal
- Equipment
- Enforcement
- Bundle
- Ambition
- Wrist
- Cheese
- Exploitation
- Dish
- Problem
- Sabotage
- Food
- Fracture
- Comeback
- Solubility
- Cart
- Absence
- Candidacy
- Kitchen
- Prosecution
- Barrage
- Burden
- Clothing
- Gait
- Tea
- Tyre
- Accumulation
- Preparation
- Pillow
- Item
- Pile
- Shower
- Pack
- Lemon
- Sortie
- Kilkenny
- Originality
- Development
- Devel
- Shear
- Mud
- Toilet
- Barrier
- Bombing
- Operation
- Enjoyment
- Bowler
- Ferrari
- Gauntlet
- Chewing
- Banking
- Cab
- Flint
- Economy
- Funding
- Fruit
- Hen
Adjective
Wiktionary
HAMPER, noun. A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals; as,
HAMPER, verb. (transitive) To put into a hamper.
HAMPER, verb. (transitive) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to ensnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber.
HAMPER, noun. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.
HAMPER, noun. (nautical) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.
Dictionary definition
HAMPER, noun. A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner).
HAMPER, noun. A basket usually with a cover.
HAMPER, verb. Prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries".
HAMPER, verb. Put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.