hamper

Definitions


[ˈhampə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic
(e.g: a picnic hamper)


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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


[ˈhampə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- hinder or impede the movement or progress of
(e.g: their work is hampered by lack of funds)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘shackle, entangle, catch’): perhaps related to German hemmen ‘restrain’


[ˈhampə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- necessary but cumbersome equipment on a ship


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘shackle, entangle, catch’): perhaps related to German hemmen ‘restrain’




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