Pertaining to the rear; being or coming after; latter: same as hind, which is a modern form, now more common.To go backward.To hold or keep back; prevent from moving or proceeding; stop; interrupt; obstruct; check; impede; retard: as, to hinder one from entering; their march was hindered by fallen trees. It denotes either partial or complete obstruction, according to the context.Synonyms To delay, oppose, prevent, obstruct, embarrass.To be an obstacle or impediment; stand in the way.n. In hand-ball, a ball struck by a player which afterward strikes his opponent; or one with which the server hits his opponent while standing in the ace-line; or one which strikes the opponent, who thus hinders it from reaching the front wall.