Dictionaryhin•derPronunciation: (hin'dur), [key] —v.t. 1. to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress. 2. to prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop: to hinder a man from committing a crime. —v.i. to be an obstacle or impediment. hind•erPronunciation: (hīn'dur), [key] —adj. situated at the rear or back; posterior: the hinder part of a carcass. —n. Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S.the buttocks. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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