Encumber

Word ENCUMBER
Character 8
Hyphenation en cum ber
Pronunciations /ɛnˈkʌmbə(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Encumber"

What do we mean by encumber?

To cause to have difficulty in moving or in accomplishing something; burden. transitive verb

To hinder or impede the action or performance of: synonym: hinder. transitive verb

To burden with legal or financial obligations. transitive verb

An encumbrance; a hindrance. noun

To clog or impede with a load, burden, or other hindrance; render difficult or laborious in motion or operation; embarrass; overload; perplex; obstruct.

Specifically To place (property) under a charge or servitude; load with debt or liability: as, to encumber an estate with mortgages, or with a widow's dower; an encumbered title. See encumbrance, 3.

To impede the motion or action of, as with a burden; to retard with something superfluous; to weigh down; to obstruct or embarrass transitive verb

To load with debts, or other legal claims. transitive verb

To load down something with a burden verb

To restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment verb

To add a legal claim or other obligation verb

Hold back verb

To load down something with a burden

To restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment

To burden with a legal claim or other obligation

Engaged in action: Occupied. Urban Dictionary

To burden someone with smthing. Urban Dictionary

1) When your girlfriend or mother makes you carry all of her shopping. Even if it's only three ounces, it's way too heavy. 2) When the events of the day make you feel suicidal, but you're too wiped out to put yourself out of your misery. 3) When your RPG character can no longer move due to having an absurd amount of stuff in his tiny backpack. Note: Some RPGs are gracious enough to allow you to move slowly while over encumbered, but it's so slow you might as well be standing still. Urban Dictionary

A more esoteric term for "cock blocker" derived from the term "encumber: to restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult." and "cucumber: a hard pickle, and pickle means penis." The term may also exist in the form of "encumber(ed/ing) the/my/his cucumber" as well as other possible combinations. Urban Dictionary

Being a male. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Encumber

The word "encumber" in example sentences

Crumbles and breaks, th 'encumber'd lines must flow. ❋ Unknown (1750)

Steering clear of any trap to pin oneself down into boxes of identity which so often encumber films about marginalized communities Rees gracefully negotiates the line between heartbreak and hope to foreground the freedom found when we recognize ourselves for who we are, for who we love, and for who stands with us. ❋ Roya Rastegar (2011)

Not being a property lawyer, but can a deed written decades before encumber property that was later added to become part of that tract of park land? ❋ Unknown (2009)

The advantage is no time and effort searching and preparing for the other alternatives, and you don't have to encumber yourself or give up control of your company. ❋ Marty Zwilling (2011)

Cash is king and banks are good partners who will back a good business with debt financing without a lot of red tape to encumber the small agile businesses. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The likelihood of further "quantitative easing" in the U.S. has cast a shadow on currency markets that is likely to continue to encumber the dollar in the near term. ❋ Karen Johnson (2010)

Most of these rules apply only to licensed broadcast TV and radio operators, but they could come to encumber new media platforms and technology providers unless scrapped for good. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Unfortunately, the worldviews that dominated American politics throughout the 20th century now encumber the nation's attempts to solve the problems it faces in the 21st. ❋ Matt Browne (2012)

Spending cuts will further encumber the Navy's already withering fleet, which plays a central role in AirSea Battle. ❋ Dan Blumenthal (2011)

These afflictions encumber Americans with a heavy fiscal as well as health burden which is especially painful in a flagging economy. ❋ Edward Flattau (2011)

A credit-rating downgrade could encumber the city's ability to borrow, potentially making loans more expensive. ❋ Bobby White (2011)

Sure, some websites capability kiss the feet your encumber, re-using it and putting ads on it – making bread from your tyrannically in the planning stages unemployed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thank you for your interest in my favour, but let me beg that you would not under the idea of serving me engage to cleare my shelf of Books and thereby encumber yourself. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They could encumber and build up their own piece of the Ugandan dream, and grow assets, equity and a net worth, which can later be passed on to their equally enterprising children. ❋ John Hope Bryant (2010)

As many survivors of divorce will attest, something good will come from the ashes of your marriage if you do not encumber your future with hate, revenge and useless conflict. ❋ Alison Patton (2011)

Q: Are you free [Wednesday night] or are you [encumbered] with Whatshisname? A: [Encumbered]. And Recurring. And why you always gotta be all up in my [bweez-nass]? ❋ H Green (2008)

John:That chick is smart. [Dany]:y? John:Our teacher encumbered her with lots of science homework yesterday n she [completed] it within a day. Dany:well, i think she is [nothin] but a nerd. ❋ James Marko Vello (2010)

"Crap, man, I'm [over encumbered]." "Well, leave the [iron hammer]." "No way! That item is vital to a later side-quest. I'm not coming all the way back to these caves to get it." "Well, leave the shield. You can pick up another at Cloud Ruler Temple." "Nah, I'll need that for getting out of this cave alive." "Drop [the gem] then. It'll be just enough to put you under the weight limit." "Man, this thing's worth 2,300 gold! I'm not just gonna drop it." "Then quit playing Oblivion and go outside and get some fresh air." ❋ STJosh (2007)

"[Jenny's] crazy roommate who adopted 4 cats and hates men probably fingers herself to encumbering my [cucumber] like it's a fucking hobby. I just want a piece of Jenny!" "[Cucumber] encumberer, keeping the [cum out] of her!" ❋ Omfgireallydontcare (2016)

As a member of [the y chromosome] [encumbered] half of the species, I can’t [multitask]. ❋ Zika Cervenka (2021)

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