Definition of hindrance

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

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Disadvantage :: Disadvantage (n.) Loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to interest, fame, credit, profit, or other good..
Delayment :: Delayment (n.) Hindrance.
Impeach :: Impeach (n.) Hindrance; impeachment.
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..
Yield :: Yield (v. i.) To give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a hindrance or an obstacle; as, men readily yield to the current of opinion, or to customs; the door yielded..
Slug :: Slug (n.) A hindrance; an obstruction.
Balk :: Balk (v. i.) A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
Retardation :: Retardation (n.) The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration..
Holdback :: Holdback (n.) Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle.
Hindrance :: Hindrance (v. t.) The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered..
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..
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..
Let :: Let (n.) A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; -- common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic..
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..
Counteraction :: Counteraction (n.) Action in opposition; hindrance resistance.
Rub :: Rub (n.) That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch..
Hinder :: Hinder (v. i.) To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.
Cohibition :: Cohibition (n.) Hindrance; restraint.
Arrest :: Arrest (v. t.) The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development..
Obstruction :: Obstruction (n.) That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
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