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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hinder1 /ˈhɪndə/

▶verb make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen.

– origin OE hindrian ‘to damage’, of Gmc origin; rel. to behind.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hinder2 /ˈhʌɪndə/

▶adjective (especially of a body part) hind.

– origin ME: perh. from OE hinderweard ‘backward’, rel. to behind.

'hinder' also found in these Oxford entries:

baulk - bog - clear - congested - cumber - hamper - heinie - inhibit - let - mar - obstruct - oust - pin - prevent - roko - strangle - strike - stymie

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Dams <prevent/hinder> water from flowing further.
hamper and hinder
hamper/hinder
hinder circulation
hinder ing vs from
impede/hinder/hamper/obstruct
to hinder/obstacles/obstruction/spite ?

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