Definition of encumber Encumber
/ɛnkʌˈmbɚ/ - [enkumber] - en•cum•ber
We found 8 definitions of encumber from 5 different sources.
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What does encumber mean?
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| encumber - hold back | ||
| restrain, cumber, constrain | ||
| trammel, limit, throttle, bound, restrict, restrain, confine restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" | ||
| bridle respond to the reins, as of horses | ||
| curb keep to the curb; "curb your dogs" | ||
| clog fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- encumber (Verb)
To load down something with a burden. - encumber (Verb)
To restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment. - encumber (Verb)
To add a legal claim or other obligation.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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. - encumber (v. t.)
To load with debts, or other legal claims; as, to encumber an estate with mortgages.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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encumber
en-kum′bėr, v.t. to impede the motion of: to hamper: to embarrass: to burden: to load with debts.—ns. Encum′berment, the act of encumbering: the state of being encumbered; Encum′brance, that which encumbers or hinders: a legal claim on an estate: one dependent on another—e.g. 'a widow without encumbrances'=a widow without children; Encum′brancer. [O. Fr. encombrer, from en-, and combrer.]
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🔤- encumber, verb, present, 1st person singular of encumber (infinitive).
- encumber, verb (infinitive).
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