encumber

encumber is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 19 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. transitive verb. To load with debts, or other legal claims; as, to encumber an estate with mortgages.
3. verb. hold back

   Synonyms: constrain, cumber, restrain

Synonyms

constrain, cumber, restrain

Common word forms

encumbers, encumbered, encumberer, encumbering, encumberment

Words from these letters

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