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ham·per1 (hăḿpər)

[Middle English hamperen.]

transitive verb: -pered, -per·ing, -pers. 

To prevent the free movement, action, or progress of.

noun 

Nautical
Necessary but encumbering equipment on a ship.

synonyms:

hamper1fetter, handcuff, hobble, hogtie, manacle, shackle, trammel These verbs mean to restrict the activity or free movement of: a swimmer hampered by clothing; prisoners fettered by chains; handcuffed by rigid regulations; hobbled by responsibilities; leadership that refused to be hogtied; imagination manacled by fear; shackled by custom; trammeled by debts.
See also: hinder1
ham·per2 (hăḿpər)

[Middle English, alteration of Anglo-Norman hanaper, from Old French hanepier, a case for holding goblets, from hanap, goblet, of Germanic origin.]

noun 

A large basket, usually with a cover.