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cumber
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Verb
/ˈkəmbər/,
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cumbered, past participle; cumbered, past tense; cumbering, present participle; cumbers, 3rd person singular present;
Hamper or hinder (someone or something)
- they were
cumbered
with greatcoats and swords
Obstruct (a path or space)
- the road was clean and dry and not still
cumbered
by slush
Noun
A hindrance, obstruction, or burden
- a
cumber
of limestone rocks
Web Definitions:
restrain: hold back
(dated) To slow down, to hinder, to burden
(CUMBERED) [Lk.10:40] - loaded, crowded, troubled, burdened. [uses in Lk.13:7 - CUMBRETH, and in Deut.1:12 - CUMBRANCE.
An inconvenience or embarrassment.