hinder

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To make difficult to accomplish

   To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.

   • A drought hinders the growth of plants.
   • We doubt not of a faire and luckie Warre, / Since God ſo graciouſly hath brought to light / This dangerous Treaſon, lurking in our way, / To hinder our beginnings.
   • Arsenal were playing without a recognised full-back – their defence comprising four centre-halves – and the lack of width was hindering their progress.
2. 2

   To delay or impede

   To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.

   • She hindered a man from committing suicide.
   • Then let me goe, and hinder not my courſe: [...]
3. 3

   To cause harm.

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   1. 4

      Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.

      • the hinder end of a wagon
      • the hinder parts of a horse
      • Let no man say that the Devil is not a cruel tyrant. He may give his folk some scrapings of unhallowed pleasure, but he will exact tithes, yea, of anise and cummin, in return, and there is aye the reckoning to pay at the hinder end.
   2. 5

      comparative form of hind

      comparative form of hind: more hind

   3. 6

      The buttocks.

      • Like martial arts, in-line skating is predicated on the notion that sooner or later you're going to end up on your hinder.
   4. 7

      A surname.

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• synonymbehedge
• synonymblunt
• synonymcrimp
• synonymdelay
• synonymdifficult
• synonymdiminish
• synonymforestay
• synonyminterfere
• synonymintervene
• synonymforslow
• synonymfrustrate
• synonymget in the way
• antonymabet
• antonymassist
• antonymexpedite
• antonymfacilitate
• antonymfurther
• antonymhelp
• antonymhurdle
• antonymnurture
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