hamper
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/ˈhæmpər/
🇬🇧
/ˈhæmpə(r)/
verb
R
to make it hard for someone to do something
Bad weather can hamper travel plans.
noun
R
a big basket with a lid for carrying food
We packed sandwiches in the picnic hamper.
R
a box of food sent as a gift
They received a holiday hamper from friends.
R
a basket for dirty clothes
Put your dirty clothes in the hamper.
translation
to make it hard for someone to do something
a big basket with a lid for carrying food; a box of food sent as a gift; a basket for dirty clothes
Word Forms
3rd Present
hampers
Past
hampered
Perfect
hampered
Progressive
hampering
Plural
hampers