Verb
The project was hampered by budget restraints.
Construction is hampering traffic on the highway.
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Currently, only 37% of the more than 5 million tons of trash generated in the county each year is recycled — and even that is hampered by a 40% contamination rate.—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
The results are all too predictable with a regulatory environment that discourages local oil production and hampers the economics of refining to the point of now facing refinery closures.—Jeffrey Ball, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025 Each kit contained towels, hangers, pillows, a shower caddy, comforter, detergent and hamper, all packed into a medium-sized plastic storage bin.—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hamper
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English
Noun
Middle English hamper, hanaper, literally, case to hold goblets, from Anglo-French hanaper, from hanap goblet, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hnæpp bowl
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