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Definition of cumber in English: cumberverb ˈkʌmbəˈkəmbər [with object]dated 1Hamper or hinder. they were cumbered with greatcoats and swords Example sentencesExamples - He cumbers himself never about consequences, about interests: he gives an independent, genuine verdict.
- That's what I am cumbered with but I have come here to do a job that the people have committed me to do.
- Now it is good for nothing, but to cumber the ground, and furnish fuel for Tophet.
- The municipality carried a crippling burden of 13 months of unpaid salaries and was cumbered by a devastating one-year-long strike action, rendering the local authority moribund.
- But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?
Synonyms hamper, be a hindrance to, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, baulk, thwart, foil, baffle, curb, delay, arrest, interfere with, set back, slow down, hold back, hold up, forestall, stop, halt - 1.1 Obstruct (a path or space)
the road was clean and dry and not still cumbered by slush Synonyms block, block up, clog, clog up, get in the way of, stand in the way of, cut off, shut off, jam, bung up, gum up, choke, barricade, bar, dam up
noun ˈkʌmbəˈkəmbər archaic A hindrance, obstruction, or burden. a cumber of limestone rocks Synonyms impediment, obstacle, barrier, bar, obstruction, handicap, block, check, curb, brake, hurdle, restraint, restriction, limitation, encumbrance, deterrent, complication, delay, interruption, stoppage
Origin Middle English (in the sense 'overthrow, destroy'): probably from encumber. Rhymes Columba, encumber, Humber, lumbar, lumber, number, outnumber, rumba, slumber, umber Definition of cumber in US English: cumberverbˈkəmbərˈkəmbər [with object]dated 1Hamper or hinder (someone or something) they were cumbered with greatcoats and swords Example sentencesExamples - The municipality carried a crippling burden of 13 months of unpaid salaries and was cumbered by a devastating one-year-long strike action, rendering the local authority moribund.
- But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?
- Now it is good for nothing, but to cumber the ground, and furnish fuel for Tophet.
- That's what I am cumbered with but I have come here to do a job that the people have committed me to do.
- He cumbers himself never about consequences, about interests: he gives an independent, genuine verdict.
Synonyms hamper, be a hindrance to, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, baulk, thwart, foil, baffle, curb, delay, arrest, interfere with, set back, slow down, hold back, hold up, forestall, stop, halt - 1.1 Obstruct (a path or space)
the road was clean and dry and not still cumbered by slush Synonyms block, block up, clog, clog up, get in the way of, stand in the way of, cut off, shut off, jam, bung up, gum up, choke, barricade, bar, dam up
nounˈkəmbərˈkəmbər archaic A hindrance, obstruction, or burden. a cumber of limestone rocks Synonyms impediment, obstacle, barrier, bar, obstruction, handicap, block, check, curb, brake, hurdle, restraint, restriction, limitation, encumbrance, deterrent, complication, delay, interruption, stoppage
Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘overthrow, destroy’): probably from encumber. |