Definitions
prevent the progress or free movement of
Word origin
From Middle English hamper, contracted from hanaper, hanypere, from Anglo-Norman hanaper, Old French hanapier, hanepier (“case for holding a large goblet or cup”), from hanap (“goblet, drinking cup”), from Frankish *hnapp (“cup, bowl, basin”), from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“cup, bowl”).
Used in a sentence
“a hamper of wine”
“a clothes hamper”
“an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Hold back progress”6 letters
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