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hin•der

Pronunciation: (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•er

Pronunciation: (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.

Hindenburg line

Hindfell