Hinderance: alternatives and connections

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Dead.

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Difficulty.

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The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness; arduousness; -- opposed to easiness or facility; as, the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a…

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That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.

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One who obstructs or hinders.

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The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

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A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, an…

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Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.

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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 especi…

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To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner.

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That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.

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The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.

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That which deters; a deterrent; a hindrance.

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A confection; a comfit; a drug.

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of Foil

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The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat; as, the frustration of one's designs

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One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.

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That which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral.

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The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

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The act of going, or state of being, before.

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of Thwart

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A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.

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See Balk.

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A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

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Serving to deter.

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That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment. See Incumbrance.

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An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additiona…

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The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.

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To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.

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That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.

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A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check.

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The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of…

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That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.

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Going before; preceding.

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