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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals; as,
  • A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.
  • nautical Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.

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Verb:

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

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