cumber

  • 11cumber — verb To slow down, to hinder, to burden. 1886 Scott, Sir Walter The Fortunes of Nigel. Pub.: Adams Charles Black, Edinburgh; p321: Syn: encumber See Also: cumbersome, cumbrous, encumbrance, cumberground …

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  • 12cumber — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To place a burden or heavy load on: burden1, charge, encumber, freight, lade, load, saddle, tax, weight. See OVER …

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  • 13cumber — v. hinder, bother, encumber …

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  • 14cumber — [ kʌmbə] verb dated hamper, hinder, or obstruct. noun archaic a hindrance, obstruction, or burden. Origin ME (in the sense overthrow, destroy ): prob. from encumber …

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  • 15cumber — v. a. 1. Overload, oppress, clog, hamper, obstruct, encumber. 2. Distract, trouble, embarrass, perplex, plague, harass, worry, torment …

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  • 16cumber — cum·ber …

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  • 17cumber — cum•ber [[t]ˈkʌm bər[/t]] v. t. 1) to hinder; hamper 2) to overload; burden 3) to inconvenience; trouble 4) a hindrance 5) something that cumbers 6) archaic embarrassment; trouble • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME cumbre (n.), cumbren (v.), aph. var. of …

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  • 18cumber — /ˈkʌmbə/ (say kumbuh) verb (t) 1. to hinder; hamper. 2. to overload; burden. 3. to inconvenience; trouble. –noun Obsolete 4. hindrance. 5. that which cumbers. 6. embarrassment; trouble. {Middle English cumberen, comberen, from Old French combrer… …

  • 19cumber —  trouble. N …

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  • 20cumber — v. & n. v.tr. literary hamper, hinder, inconvenience. n. a hindrance, obstruction, or burden. Etymology: ME, prob. f. ENCUMBER …

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