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

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

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

Encumber :: 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..

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..

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..

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..

Disencumber :: Disencumber (v. t.) To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs, impedes, or obstructs; to disburden..

Free :: Free (superl.) Exempt; clear; released; liberated; not encumbered or troubled with; as, free from pain; free from a burden; -- followed by from, or, rarely, by of..

Encumbered :: Encumbered (imp. & p. p.) of Encumbe.

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

Plain :: Plain (superl.) Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.

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

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

Disburden :: Disburden (v. t.) To rid of a burden; to free from a load borne or from something oppressive; to unload; to disencumber; to relieve.

Trash :: Trash (v. t.) To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously..

Encumbering :: Encumbering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Encumbe.

Bemire :: Bemire (v. t.) To drag through, encumber with, or fix in, the mire; to soil by passing through mud or dirt..

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

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

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