cumber

Meaning

Verb

To slow down; to hinder; to burden; to encumber.

Noun

1. (obsolete) Trouble, distress.
2. Something that encumbers; a hindrance, a burden.

Noun

Clipping of cucumber.

Synonyms

encumber

hinder

prevent

clog

block

constrain

stunt

obstruct

hamper

restrain

impede

embarrass

handicap

incommode

inhibit

molest

preclude

protect

retard

roadblock

stonewall

stupefy

stymie

stymy

tax

thwart

get in the way

trammel

trig

trouble

weigh down

bar

weigh on

bear down

bear down on

be in the way

burden

charge

cross

curb

detain

deter

difficulty

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʌmbə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: combren

Cognate with German: kümmern

In summary

From Middle English combren, borrowed from the second element of Old French encombrer, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kombereti (“to bring together”), from *kom- + *bereti (“to bear”). Cognate with German kümmern (“to take care of”).