1.nounA large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals
"a clothes hamper"
2.noun(uncommon except in) A wicker or plastic basket specifically for holding laundry (from clothes hamper), as opposed to a covered wicker basket which is a true hamper
3.verbTo put into a hamper.
"Competition pigeons are hampered for the truck trip to the point of release where the race back starts."