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HINDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hinder mean?
• HINDER (adjective)
The adjective HINDER has 1 sense:
1. located at or near the back of an animal
Familiarity information: HINDER used as an adjective is very rare.
• HINDER (verb)
The verb HINDER has 3 senses:
1. be a hindrance or obstacle to
2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Familiarity information: HINDER used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Located at or near the back of an animal
Synonyms:
Context example:
the hinder part of a carcass
Similar:
posterior (located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: hindered
Past participle: hindered
-ing form: hindering
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be a hindrance or obstacle to
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
hinder; impede
Context example:
She is impeding the progress of our project
Hypernyms (to "hinder" is one way to...):
keep; prevent (stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hinder"):
block; close up; impede; jam; obstruct; obturate; occlude (block passage through)
inhibit (limit, block, or decrease the action or function of)
repress (impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of)
interfere (come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle)
set back (slow down the progress of; hinder)
hobble (hamper the action or progress of)
stunt (check the growth or development of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
hindrance (any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
block; blockade; embarrass; hinder; obstruct; stymie; stymy
Context example:
His brother blocked him at every turn
Hypernyms (to "hinder" is one way to...):
forbid; foreclose; forestall; preclude; prevent (keep from happening or arising; make impossible)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hinder"):
stonewall (obstruct or hinder any discussion)
filibuster (obstruct deliberately by delaying)
check (block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey)
hang (prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury)
bottleneck (slow down or impede by creating an obstruction)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
hindrance (something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Put at a disadvantage
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
Context example:
The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements
Hypernyms (to "hinder" is one way to...):
disadvantage; disfavor; disfavour (put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Context examples
Because the arabinose sugar sterically hinders the rotation of the molecule within DNA, DNA replication ceases, specifically during the S phase of the cell cycle.
(Ancitabine, NCI Thesaurus)
The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding.
(Interference, NCI Thesaurus)
However, there are numerous barriers that can hinder a drug’s ability to work successfully.
(Injectable nanoparticles deliver cancer therapy in mice, NIH)
However, the researchers theorize that the stress of temperature extremes could hinder the development of the placenta or alter blood flow to the uterus, both of which could potentially lead to early labor.
(Extreme temperatures could increase preterm birth risk, NIH)
Vitamin D also can suppress vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, activation of garbage-eating macrophages and calcification formation, all of which can thicken blood vessel walls and hinder flexibility.
(High Doses of Vitamin D Rapidly Reduce Arterial Stiffness, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Intoplicine inhibits activities of both topoisomerase I and II via intercalating DNA helix, thereby hindering the movements of enzymes along DNA molecules during DNA transcription and replication, respectively.
(Intoplicine, NCI Thesaurus)
Doxorubicin intercalates between DNA base pairs, thereby hinders the movement of replication machinery along DNA strands, as well as blocks the activity of topoisomerase II during replication.
(Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
“Aylward,” cried the knight, “pick your three trustiest archers, and see if you cannot do something to hinder their aim. Methinks they are within long arrow flight.”
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
My work must not be hindered.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Why, now, who's to hinder you?”
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
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