Hind"er (?), a. [OE. hindere,
AS. hinder, adv., behind; akin to OHG. hintar, prep., behind,
G. hinter, Goth. hindar; orig. a comparative, and akin
to AS. hine hence. See Hence, He, and cf.
Hind, a., Hindmost.] Of or
belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or which follows;
as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a
horse.
He was in the hinder part of the
ship.
Mark iv. 38.
Hin"der (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Hindered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Hindering.] [OE. hindren, hinderen, AS.
hindrian, fr. hinder behind; akin to D.
hinderen, G. hindern, OHG. hintar&?;n, Icel. &
Sw. hindra, Dan. hindre. See Hinder,
a.] 1. To keep back or behind;
to prevent from starting or moving forward; to check; to retard; to
obstruct; to bring to a full stop; -- often followed by from;
as, an accident hindered the coach; drought hinders the
growth of plants; to hinder me from going.
Them that were entering in ye
hindered.
Luke xi. 52.
I hinder you too long.
Shak.
2. To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut
out.
What hinders younger brothers, being fathers of
families, from having the same right?
Locke.
Syn. -- To check; retard; impede; delay; block; clog;
prevent; stop; interrupt; counteract; thwart; oppose; obstruct;
debar; embarrass.
Hin"der, v. i. To interpose
obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.
This objection hinders not but that the heroic
action of some commander . . . may be written.
Dryden.
