hampers (verb)

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• hamper — [[t]hæ̱mpə(r)[/t]] hampers, hampering, hampered 1) VERB If someone or something hampers you, they makes it difficult for you to do what you are trying to do. [V n] The bad weather hampered rescue operations... [V n] I was hampered by a lack of… …   English dictionary

• hamper — I UK [ˈhæmpə(r)] / US [ˈhæmpər] verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms hamper : present tense I/you/we/they hamper he/she/it hampers present participle hampering past tense hampered past participle hampered 1) to prevent something from… …   English dictionary

• puzzle — I. verb (puzzled; puzzling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1582 transitive verb 1. to offer or represent to (as a person) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve ; challenge mentally; also to exert (as oneself) over such …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tangle — [c]/ˈtæŋgəl / (say tangguhl) verb (tangled, tangling) –verb (t) 1. to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl. 2. to involve in something that hampers, obstructs, or… …  

• ham|per — ham|per1 «HAM puhr», verb, noun. –v.t. to get in the way of; hold back; hinder: »Clothing hampers a swimmer. Poor health and lack of money hampered his efforts to get a college education. SYNONYM(S): obstruct, restrain, restrict, entangle. –n.… …   Useful english dictionary