| billow | | |
| n. (event) | 1. billow, surge | a large sea wave. |
| ~ moving ridge, wave | one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water). |
| v. (motion) | 2. billow, wallow | rise up as if in waves.; "smoke billowed up into the sky" |
| ~ soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom | rise rapidly.; "the dollar soared against the yen" |
| ~ cloud | billow up in the form of a cloud.; "The smoke clouded above the houses" |
| v. (motion) | 3. billow | move with great difficulty.; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (motion) | 4. billow, heave, surge | rise and move, as in waves or billows.; "The army surged forward" |
| ~ inflate, blow up | fill with gas or air.; "inflate a balloons" |
| v. (change) | 5. balloon, billow, inflate | become inflated.; "The sails ballooned" |
| ~ reflate | become inflated again. |
| ~ expand | become larger in size or volume or quantity.; "his business expanded rapidly" |
| hamper | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. bond, hamper, shackle, trammel | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner). |
| ~ ball and chain | heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain. |
| ~ fetter, hobble | a shackle for the ankles or feet. |
| ~ handcuff, handlock, manacle, cuff | shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs. |
| ~ chains, irons | metal shackles; for hands or legs. |
| ~ constraint, restraint | a device that retards something's motion.; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. hamper | a basket usually with a cover. |
| ~ basket, handbasket | a container that is usually woven and has handles. |
| ~ clothes basket, clothes hamper, laundry basket, voider | a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried. |
| ~ food hamper | a hamper for packing and transporting food. |
| v. (change) | 3. cramp, halter, hamper, strangle | prevent the progress or free movement of.; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" |
| ~ confine, limit, throttle, restrain, trammel, bound, restrict | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| v. (competition) | 4. hamper, handicap, hinder | put at a disadvantage.; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" |
| ~ disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour | put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm.; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" |
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