Hinder – Crossword Clue

1. Definition: 1. a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"

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1. Definition: 1. (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail

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1. Definition: 1. neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie"

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1. Definition: 1. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens;

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1. Definition: 1. fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"

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1. Definition: 1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

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1. Definition: 1. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

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1. Definition: 1. notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess;

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1. Definition: 1. reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

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1. Definition: 1. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

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1. Definition: 1. keep in check; "rule one's temper"

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1. Definition: 1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

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1. Definition: 1. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

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1. Definition: 1. To bar or shut in; to inclose securely, as with bars.

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1. Definition: 1. an appraisal of the state of affairs;

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1. Definition: 1. prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"

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1. Definition: 1. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret;

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1. Definition: 1. a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled

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1. Definition: 1. a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides

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1. Definition: 1. turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

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1. Definition: 1. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

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1. Definition: 1. confined to specific persons;

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1. Definition: 1. To impede or bar by estoppel.

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1. Definition: 1. the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"

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1. Definition: 1. perform a stunt or stunts

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1. Definition: 1. reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

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1. Definition: 1. withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

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1. Definition: 1. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

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1. Definition: 1. reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

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1. Definition: 1. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

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1. Definition: 1. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

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1. Definition: 1. cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"

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1. Definition: 1. block passage through; "obstruct the path"

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1. Definition: 1. a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

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1. Definition: 1. make worse or less effective; "His vision was impaired"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

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1. Definition: 1. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"

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1. Definition: 1. smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

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1. Definition: 1. force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"

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1. Definition: 1. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

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1. Definition: 1. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

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1. Definition: 1. a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

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1. Definition: 1. block the action of

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1. Definition: 1. prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"

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1. Definition: 1. shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs

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1. Definition: 1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

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1. Definition: 1. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"

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1. Definition: 1. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

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1. Definition: 1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

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1. Definition: 1. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

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1. Definition: 1. direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"

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1. Definition: 1. make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"

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1. Definition: 1. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

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1. Definition: 1. a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

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1. Definition: 1. squeeze together

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1. Definition: 1. block passage through; "obstruct the path"

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1. Definition: 1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

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1. Definition: 1. hold back

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1. Definition: 1. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

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1. Definition: 1. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

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1. Definition: 1. a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

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1. Definition: 1. treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

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1. Definition: 1. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

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1. Definition: 1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

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1. Definition: 1. of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma

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1. Definition: 1. be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"

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