Definition of hindrance

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Hindrance (v. t.) That which hinders; an impediment.

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Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
Remora :: Remora (n.) Delay; obstacle; hindrance.
Impedition :: Impedition (n.) A hindering; a hindrance.
Delayment :: Delayment (n.) Hindrance.
Hindrance :: Hindrance (v. t.) That which hinders; an impediment.
Resistance :: Resistance (n.) A certain hindrance or opposition to the passage of an electrical current or discharge offered by conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the conductivity, -- good conductors having a small resistance, while poor conductors or insulators have a very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm..
Hinder :: Hinder (v. i.) To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.
Drawback :: Drawback (n.) A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value, success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance; objectionable feature..
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..
Stay :: Stay (n.) Hindrance; let; check.
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..
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.
Impeditive :: Impeditive (a.) Causing hindrance; impeding.
Stop :: Stop (n.) The act of stopping, or the state of being stopped; hindrance of progress or of action; cessation; repression; interruption; check; obstruction..
Stond :: Stond (n.) Stop; halt; hindrance.
Encomberment :: Encomberment (n.) Hindrance; molestation.
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..
Obstacle :: Obstacle (v.) That which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral..
Impeach :: Impeach (n.) Hindrance; impeachment.
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