To impede in motion or progress; render motion or progress difficult to; shackle; entangle; restrain by force.

Hence To impede in any way; embarrass; encumber; restrain; perplex.

To derange or put out of working order, as a piece of mechanism.

To beat.

To put into a hamper: as, to hamper goods.

To load with hampers.

noun. A kind of basket or wickerwork receptacle, generally of considerable size, chiefly used as a packing-case.

noun. A two-bushel basket for oysters.

noun. A measure for fish holding about a bushel.

noun. Same as hanaper, 4.

noun. A fetter or some instrument that shackles.

noun. Nautical, things collectively, which, though necessary to the equipment of a ship, are in the way at certain times: as, to stow away the top hamper.

noun. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.

noun. Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.

noun. unnecessary spars and rigging kept aloft.

noun. A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles

transitive verb. To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; to entangle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber.

transitive verb. To put in a hamper.

verb. To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to ensnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber.

noun. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.

noun. Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.

noun. A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals; as,

verb. To put into a hamper.

noun. a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

verb. put at a disadvantage

noun. a basket usually with a cover

verb. prevent the progress or free movement of

"Except for my husband, who apparently has no clue what a clothes hamper is and what it is used for."

Nautical  Top  aloft  and  hampered  

bound  confine  disadvantage  disfavor  disfavour  

camper  damper  pamper  scamper  stamper  

basket  cooler  creel  suitcase  

Embarrass  Oregon boat  anchor  bag  balk  

hampered  hampering  hampers