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Definition of encumber

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Encumber (v. t.) To impede the motion or action of, as with a burden; to retard with something superfluous; to weigh down; to obstruct or embarrass; as, his movements were encumbered by his mantle; his mind is encumbered with useless learning..

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Rid :: Rid (v. t.) To free; to clear; to disencumber; -- followed by of.

Crowd :: Crowd (v. t.) To fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to encumber by excess of numbers or quantity..

Incomber :: Incomber (v. t.) See Encumber.

Pack :: Pack (n.) To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber; as, to pack a horse..

Encumbrance :: Encumbrance (n.) That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment. See Incumbrance..

Light :: Light (superl.) Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift..

Clog :: Clog (v. i.) To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with extraneous matter..

Lumber :: Lumber (b. t.) To fill or encumber with lumber; as, to lumber up a room..

Unclog :: Unclog (v. t.) To disencumber of a clog, or of difficulties and obstructions; to free from encumbrances; to set at liberty..

Encumber :: Encumber (v. t.) To load with debts, or other legal claims; as, to encumber an estate with mortgages..

Disencumbering :: Disencumbering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disencumbe.

Saddle :: Saddle (v. t.) Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways..

Unencumber :: Unencumber (v. t.) To free from incumbrance; to disencumber.

Clog :: Clog (v. t.) To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper..

Discumber :: Discumber (v. t.) To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.

Littery :: Littery (a.) Covered or encumbered with litter; consisting of or constituting litter.

Encumberment :: Encumberment (n.) Encumbrance.

Bemoil :: Bemoil (v. t.) To soil or encumber with mire and dirt.

Hamper :: Hamper (v. t.) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber..

Handicap :: Handicap (v. t.) To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was heavily handicapped..