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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hinder \hin"der\, v. t. imp.  p. p. hindered; p. pr.  vb.
   n. hindering. oe. hindren, hinderen, as. hindrian, fr.
   hinder behind; akin to d. hinderen, g. hindern, ohg.
   hintar?n, icel.  sw. hindra, dan. hindre. see hinder, a.
   1. to keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving
      forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a
      full stop; -- often followed by from; as, an accident
      hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants;
      to hinder me from going.
      1913 webster

            them that were entering in ye hindered. --luke xi.
                                                  52.
      1913 webster

            i hinder you too long.                --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out.
      1913 webster

            what hinders younger brothers, being fathers of
            families, from having the same right? --locke.

   syn: to check; retard; impede; delay; block; clog; prevent;
        stop; interrupt; counteract; thwart; oppose; obstruct;
        debar; embarrass.
        1913 webster
see also:
hindered hindering hinder 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
hindering
     adj : preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers
           overflowing into the street" syn: clogging, impeding,
            obstructive
see also:
clogging impeding obstructive 

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