: a large basket usually with a cover for packing, storing, or transporting articles (such as food or laundry)
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Verb
The project was hampered by budget restraints.
Construction is hampering traffic on the highway.
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CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Some negotiators wondered whether the White House plan would hamper negotiations.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
Even preschoolers can sort laundry and bring it from their hamper to the laundry room.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
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Garland already had surgery in June on the injured left big toe that hampered him during Cleveland's exit from the playoffs.
—Noun
Even better, use a sorting hamper to make laundry day easier.
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“Hamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hamper. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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