What is another word for hamper ?

A basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid

armor^US

armour^UK

earthenware container

cylindrical container

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“Simply pack a picnic hamper and head off through the olive and cypress groves.”

Noun

monkey wrench in the works

An unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback

balk^US

baulk^UK

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

millstone around your neck

defence^UK

defense^US

psychological baggage

stumbling stone

tribulation

leash

millstone round someone's neck

baulking^UK

balking^US

other side of the coin

millstone round one's neck

unfortunate development

precautionary measure

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Noun

Laundry basket

Verb

To hinder or impede the progress or movement of

baulk^UK

balk^US

throw a spanner in the works

get in the way of

weigh down

drag your feet

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

cramp someone's style

put a spoke in someone's wheel

throw monkey wrench in

put at a disadvantage

hold in

saddle with

mess up

place at a disadvantage

queer someone's pitch

bring to screeching halt

prevent from making progress

throw a monkey wrench in the works

put out of commission

throw a spoke in the wheel of

not allow to go beyond

keep within the limits of

take wind out of sails

throw a monkey wrench into

destabilize^US

put in an unfavourable position

give a disadvantage to

be unfair to

treat unfavourably

tell against

inflict a handicap on

let up

bring to a standstill

take the wind out of your sails

destabilise^UK

immobilize^US

immobilise^UK

make it impossible for

make it impracticable for

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“Delays or lack of responses to its requests severely hamper the progress of the Commission's investigations.”

Verb

To stop or curb the progress or movement of

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“The immune response can effectively hamper the progression of preclinical stages of tumor growth.”

Verb

throw a spanner in the works

To destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage

rain on someone's parade

neutralize^US

paralyze^US

paralyse^UK

neutralise^UK

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

jeopardize^US

jeopardise^UK

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

put out of commission

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

endanger

imperil

have a bad effect on

have a negative effect on

be disadvantageous to

be a blot on the landscape

cause the sacrifice of

throw a monkey wrench into

bring someone to their knees

vandalize^US

pulverize^US

vaporize^US

vandalise^UK

pulverise^UK

vaporise^UK

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Verb

dump something on someone

To burden, load or encumber with

fob something off on to

give responsibility for

make too many demands on

work too hard

run yourself into the ground

work oneself into the ground

exert to the limit

knock oneself out

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Verb

weigh heavily on one's mind

To cause anguish or distress to

agonise^UK

agonize^US

victimize^US

tyrannize^US

victimise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

tyrannise^UK

labor^US

labour^UK

pressurize^US

terrorize^US

belabour^UK

terrorise^UK

appall^US

appal^UK

pressurise^UK

belabor^US

mess with someone's head

weigh heavily on someone's mind

be a weight on one's mind

put someone's nose out of joint

breathe down someone's neck

carp at

make somebody's hackles rise

get on someone's case

rule with a rod of iron

rule with an iron hand

give someone the hump

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

drive round the twist

traumatize^US

ruffle one's feathers

traumatise^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

get up someone's nose

drive you up the wall

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

rub you up the wrong way

set one's teeth on edge

be a thorn in someone's side

criticize^US

be a pain in the neck

umbrage

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

get on the wrong side of

criticise^UK

be a thorn in someone's flesh

dull

rattle someone's cage

breath down someone's neck

make an enemy of somebody

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

get in the hair of

bring pressure to bear on

push someon's buttons

cause inconvenience to

get on someone's back

hiss

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

make severe demands on

put a strain on

tire out

take aback

create difficulties for

drive you out of your mind

drive you off your head

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

make livid

drive out of mind

drive you round the bend

give the cold shoulder

exhaust someone's patience

make someone's stomach rise

put someone off their stroke

cause someone to lose their composure

be a weight on someone's mind

satirize^US

cause someone difficulty

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

make one's heart bleed

give someone the blues

make someone's heart bleed

make sad

reduce to tears

knock sideways

bring tears to your eyes

keep under

dash hopes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

be a problem to

chiack

give someone bother

make someone go out of his way

satirise^UK

have an adverse effect on

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Verb

pull the rug out from under

To weaken or make feeble

immobilise^UK

immobilize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

confine to a wheelchair

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

remove the sting from

jeopardize^US

jeopardise^UK

drive a nail into the coffin of

be deleterious to

be disadvantageous to

minimize^US

minimise^UK

wear oneself to a shadow

wear oneself to a frazzle

put out of commission

throw a monkey wrench into

bring someone to their knees

bastardize^US

bring to a screeching halt

prevent from moving

bring to a standstill

throw monkey wrench in