Definition of encumber

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Encumber (v. t.) To load with debts, or other legal claims; as, to encumber an estate with mortgages..

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Littery :: Littery (a.) Covered or encumbered with litter; consisting of or constituting litter.
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment..
Trash :: Trash (v. t.) To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously..
Incomber :: Incomber (v. t.) See Encumber.
Light :: Light (superl.) Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift..
Encomber :: Encomber (v. t.) See Encumber.
Disencumber :: Disencumber (v. t.) To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs, impedes, or obstructs; to disburden..
Saddle :: Saddle (v. t.) Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways..
Encumber :: 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..
Incumber :: Incumber (v. t.) See Encumber.
Encumbered :: Encumbered (imp. & p. p.) of Encumbe.
Crowd :: Crowd (v. t.) To fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to encumber by excess of numbers or quantity..
Encumberment :: Encumberment (n.) Encumbrance.
Encumbrance :: Encumbrance (n.) That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment. See Incumbrance..
Rid :: Rid (v. t.) To free; to clear; to disencumber; -- followed by of.
Bemoil :: Bemoil (v. t.) To soil or encumber with mire and dirt.
Bemire :: Bemire (v. t.) To drag through, encumber with, or fix in, the mire; to soil by passing through mud or dirt..
Unclog :: Unclog (v. t.) To disencumber of a clog, or of difficulties and obstructions; to free from encumbrances; to set at liberty..
Lumber :: Lumber (b. t.) To fill or encumber with lumber; as, to lumber up a room..
Accumber :: Accumber (v. t.) To encumber.
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