Definition/Meaning of hinder

• English - Verb: hinder (third-person singular simple present hinders, present participle hindering, simple past and past participle hindered) (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish ; to act as an obstacle ; to frustrate . A drought hinders the growth of plants. 2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 – 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2018: Arsenal were playing without a…
• English - Adjective: hinder (not comparable) (not comparable) Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind , or which follows. the hinder end of a wagon the hinder parts of a horse hinder (comparative) comparative form of hind : more hind
• English - Noun: hinder (plural hinders) (euphemistic, slang) The buttocks . 1997, Richard Laliberte, Stephen C. George, The Men's Health Guide to Peak Conditioning, →ISBN, page 195: Like martial arts, in-line skating is predicated on the notion that sooner or later you're going to end up on your hinder .
• English - Alternative forms: hindre ( archaic )
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. From Middle English hindren , from Old English hindrian , from Proto-Germanic *hindrōną, *hinderōną (“to hinder”), from Proto-Germanic *hinder (“back”) (adverb). Cognate with Dutch hinderen and German hindern , Latin contra (“back, against”). Etymology 2. Inherited from Middle English hinder , comparative form of hind: more hind.