Cumbered
- Cumber Cum"ber (k?m"b?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cumbered}
(-b?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cumbering}.] [OE. combren,
cumbren,OF. combrer to hinder, from LL. cumbrus a heap, fr.
L. cumulus; cf. Skr. ?? to increase, grow strong. Cf.
{Cumulate}.]
To rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load; to
be burdensome or oppressive to; to hinder or embarrass in
attaining an object, to obstruct or occupy uselessly; to
embarrass; to trouble.
[1913 Webster]
Why asks he what avails him not in fight, And would but cumber and retard his flight? --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Martha was cumbered about much serving. --Luke x. 40. [1913 Webster]
Cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? -- Luke xiii. 7. [1913 Webster]
The multiplying variety of arguments, especially frivolous ones, . . . but cumbers the memory. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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cumbered — un·cumbered; … English syllables
cumbered — Mawdesley Glossary encumbered … English dialects glossary
cumbered — v. hinder, bother, encumber … English contemporary dictionary
cumbered — cumˈbered adjective 1. Hampered 2. Obstructed • • • Main Entry: ↑cumber … Useful english dictionary
Cumber — Cum ber (k?m b?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cumbered} ( b?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cumbering}.] [OE. combren, cumbren,OF. combrer to hinder, from LL. cumbrus a heap, fr. L. cumulus; cf. Skr. ?? to increase, grow strong. Cf. {Cumulate}.] To rest upon as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cumbering — Cumber Cum ber (k?m b?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cumbered} ( b?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cumbering}.] [OE. combren, cumbren,OF. combrer to hinder, from LL. cumbrus a heap, fr. L. cumulus; cf. Skr. ?? to increase, grow strong. Cf. {Cumulate}.] To rest… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cumber — I. transitive verb (cumbered; cumbering) Etymology: Middle English combren, short for acombren, from Anglo French acumbrer, encumbrer more at encumber Date: 14th century 1. archaic trouble, harass 2. a. to hinder or encumber by being in … New Collegiate Dictionary
Masteries — Mastery Mas ter*y, n.; pl. {Masteries}. [OF. maistrie.] [1913 Webster] 1. The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority. [1913 Webster] If divided by mountains, they will fight for the mastery of the passages of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mastery — Mas ter*y, n.; pl. {Masteries}. [OF. maistrie.] [1913 Webster] 1. The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority. [1913 Webster] If divided by mountains, they will fight for the mastery of the passages of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
encumber — transitive verb ( cumbered; encumbering) Etymology: Middle English encombren, from Anglo French encumbrer, from en + Middle French combre dam, weir Date: 14th century 1. weigh down, burden < tourists encumbered by heavy luggage > 2. to impede or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
