cumber

cum·ber  (kmbr)

tr.v. cum·bered, cum·ber·ing, cum·bers

1. To weigh down; burden: was cumbered with many duties.

2. To hamper or hinder, as by being in the way: was cumbered with a long poncho.

3. To litter; clutter up: Weeds cumbered the garden paths.

4. Archaic To bother; distress.

n.

A hindrance; an encumbrance.

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[Middle English combren, to annoy, from Old French combrer, from combre, hindrance, from Vulgar Latin *comboros, of Celtic origin.]

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cumber·er n.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

cumber - hold back constrain, encumber, restrain confine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" bridle - put a bridle on; "bridle horses" curb - keep to the curb; "curb your dogs" clog - impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed"