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Curb :: Curb (n.) That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower jaw of the horse..

Hinder :: Hinder (v. i.) To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.

Back :: Back (adv.) In a state of restraint or hindrance.

Counteraction :: Counteraction (n.) Action in opposition; hindrance resistance.

Crisscross :: Crisscross (adv.) With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross..

Drag :: Drag (v. i.) To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.

Fair :: Fair (superl.) Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unincumbered; open; direct; -- said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view..

Impeach :: Impeach (n.) Hindrance; impeachment.

Delay :: Delay (v.) A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

Bar :: Bar (n.) A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door..

Interruption :: Interruption (n.) Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption..

Drawback :: Drawback (n.) A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value, success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance; objectionable feature..

Remora :: Remora (n.) Delay; obstacle; hindrance.

Retardation :: Retardation (n.) The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration..

Slug :: Slug (n.) A hindrance; an obstruction.

Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance; as, a ship or boat slides through the water..

Hindrance :: Hindrance (v. t.) The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered..

Limit :: Limit (v. t.) A restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance.

Cramp :: Cramp (n.) That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle; a hindrance.

Impeachment :: Impeachment (n.) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction.

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