ENCUMBER
Dictionary entry overview: What does encumber mean? • ENCUMBER (verb)
The verb ENCUMBER has 1 sense:
1. hold back
Familiarity information: ENCUMBER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ENCUMBER (verb)
Meaning:
Hold back
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
constrain; cumber; encumber; restrain
Hypernyms (to "encumber" is one way to...):
bound; confine; limit; restrain; restrict; throttle; trammel (place limits on (extent or access))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "encumber"):
bridle (put a bridle on)
curb (keep to the curb)
clog (impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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