hinder

hinder
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v
1. hamper, impede, interfere, interrupt; frustrate, thwart, foil, balk, Inf. short-circuit; handicap, encumber, clog or scotch the wheels; retard, set back, delay, defer, postpone, slow down, forestall; filibuster, stalemate, deadlock; baffle, stymie, confuse.
2. limit, circumscribe; curb, inhibit, restrain, hold back, rein in, bridle, Sl. put a crimp in; shackle, fetter, bind hand and foot; smother, choke, silence, muzzle, gag; constrict, control, trap, cage, pinion, clip one's wings.
3. stop, check, arrest, abort; prevent, deter, preclude, obstruct, block, stand in the way; prohibit, forbid, taboo, bar, disallow; oppose, cross, contravene, counteract, fly in the face of, turn one's face against.
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adj See hind.

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