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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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           Why asks he what avails him not in fight,
           And would but cumber and retard his flight? --Dryden.
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           Martha was cumbered about much serving.  --Luke x. 40.
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           Cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? -- Luke xiii.
                                                    7.
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           The multiplying variety of arguments, especially
           frivolous ones, . . . but cumbers the memory. --Locke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cumber \Cum"ber\ (k?m"b?r), n. [Cf. encombre hindrance,
     impediment. See Cuber,v.]
     Trouble; embarrassment; distress. [Obs.] [Written also
     comber.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A place of much distraction and cumber.  -- Sir H.
                                                    Wotton.
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           Sage counsel in cumber.                  --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
           Why asks he what avails him not in fight, And would but
           cumber and retard his flight?            --Dryden.
  
           Martha was cumbered about much serving.  --Luke x. 40.
  
           Cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? -- Luke xiii.
                                                    7.
  
           The multiplying variety of arguments, especially
           frivolous ones, . . . but cumbers the memory. --Locke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cumber \Cum"ber\ (k?m"b?r), n. [Cf. encombre hindrance,
     impediment. See Cuber,v.]
     Trouble; embarrassment; distress. [Obs.] [Written also
     comber.]
  
           A place of much distraction and cumber.  -- Sir H.
                                                    Wotton.
  
           Sage counsel in cumber.                  --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  cumber
       v : hold back [syn: restrain, encumber, constrain]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cumber
     alt.
     (alt en cumbre  archaic)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive dated) To slow down; to hinder; to burden; to
  encumber.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) (clip of en cucumber)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  cumber
     alt.
     (alt en cumbre  archaic)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive dated) To slow down; to hinder; to burden; to
  encumber.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) (clip of en cucumber)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  cumber
     alt.
     (alt en cumbre  archaic)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive dated) To slow down; to hinder; to burden; to
  encumber.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) (clip of en cucumber)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  cumber
     alt.
     (alt en cumbre  archaic)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive dated) To slow down; to hinder; to burden; to
  encumber.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) (clip of en cucumber)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cumber
     Englanti n.
     kuormittaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cumber
     Engelska n.
     hinder
     Engelska vb.
     betunga

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  cumber //ˈkʌmbə// 
  затруднявам, обременявам
  to slow down, to hinder, to burden

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cumber /kˈʌmbə/ 
  překážka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cumber /kˈʌmbə/ 
  překážet

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]


  cumber /kˈʌmbə/
  smetnja, teškoća, zapreka

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]


  cumber /kˈʌmbə/
  1. yük olmak, ağırlık vermek, sıkıntı vermek, engel olmak.

From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]

/ˈkəmbɝ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]


  v. 妨害,阻碍,使受苦;
  n. 妨害,烦累;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]


     vt. 妨害,阻碍,使受苦
     n. 妨害,烦累

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