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hampered

hampered is the simple past and past participle of hamper.

Meaning of hamper

Verb (1)

hamper (third-person singular simple present hampers, present participle hampering, simple past and past participle hampered)

  1. (transitive) To put into a hamper.
    • Competition pigeons are hampered for the truck trip to the point of release where the race back starts.

Verb (2)

hamper (third-person singular simple present hampers, present participle hampering, simple past and past participle hampered)

  1. (transitive) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle.
    • Near-synonym: hobble
    Synonyms:
    hobble
  2. To impede in motion or progress.
    • Engend'ring heats, these one by one unbind, Stretch their small tubes, and hamper'd nerves unwind.1712, Richard Blackmore, Creation: A Philosophical Poem

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Adjective

hampered (comparative more hampered, superlative most hampered)

  1. Impeded or encumbered, as if chained or fettered.

Forms of hampered

comparativemore hampered
superlativemost hampered

Words formed from hampered

Questions about hampered

What does hampered mean?
Hampered means impeded or encumbered, as if chained or fettered.
What is hampered the simple past and past participle of?
Hampered is the simple past and past participle of hamper.
What part of speech is hampered?
Hampered is an adjective.

Words near hampered in the dictionary

  1. Hampden Hall
  2. Hampden Park
  3. Hampdens
  4. Hampe
  5. hamper
  6. hampered
  7. hamperer
  8. hamperers
  9. hampereth
  10. hamperful
  11. hamperfuls

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