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hinder

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hin⋅der

1  [hin-der]
Use hinder in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
2. to prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop: to hinder a man from committing a crime.
–verb (used without object)
3. to be an obstacle or impediment.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME hindren, OE hindrian to hold back, equiv. to hinder hinder 2 + -ian causative v. suffix

Related forms:
hin⋅der⋅er, noun
hin⋅der⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. encumber, obstruct, trammel. 2. block, thwart. See prevent.

Antonyms:
1. encourage.

hind⋅er

2  [hahyn-der]
–adjective
1. situated at the rear or back; posterior: the hinder part of a carcass.
–noun
2. Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; cf. OE hinder (adv.) behind; c. G hinter (prep.) behind

hind

1  [hahynd]
–adjective
situated in the rear or at the back; posterior: the hind legs of an animal.
Origin:
1300–50; ME hinde; cf. OE hindan (adv.) from behind, at the back; c. G hinten; see behind, hinder 2

Synonyms:
1. See back 1 .
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hind 1   (hīnd)   
adj.  Located at or forming the back or rear; posterior: an animal's hind legs; the hinder part of a steer.

[Middle English hinde, short for bihinde, behind, from Old English bihindan; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]
hin·der 1   (hĭn'dər)   
v.   hin·dered, hin·der·ing, hin·ders

v.   tr.

  1. To be or get in the way of.

  2. To obstruct or delay the progress of.

v.   intr.
To interfere with action or progress.

[Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]
hin'der·er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to slow or prevent progress or movement. To hinder is to hold back and often implies stopping or prevention: The travelers were hindered by storms.
To hamper is to hinder by or as if by fastening or entangling: His clothes hampered his efforts to swim to safety.
To impede is to slow by making action or movement difficult: "Our journey was impeded by a thousand obstacles" (Mary Shelley).
Obstruct implies the presence of obstacles: A building obstructed our view of the mountains.
Block refers to complete obstruction that prevents progress, passage, or action: "Do not block the way of inquiry" (Charles S. Peirce).
Dam suggests obstruction of the flow, progress, or release of something: She dammed the brook to form a pool. He dammed up his emotions.
To bar is to prevent entry or exit or prohibit a course of action: The legislature passed laws that bar price fixing.
hind·er 2   (hīn'dər)   
adj.  Variant of hind1.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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