cumber

n. வீண்சுமை, வில்லங்கம், தடை, தொந்தரவு, (வி.) வீண்சுமையாயிரு, குறுக்கிடு, வழியடை, தடங்கலாயிரு, முட்டுக்கட்டை இடு.

Synonyms

clog impede oppress load incommode obstruct

Antonyms

liberate expedite alleviate extricate lighten relieve support free rid

Cum"ber (km"br), v. t. [imp. & p.p. Cumbered (-brd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cumbering.] Etym: [OE. combren, cumbren,OF. combrer to hinder, from LL. cumbrus a heap, fr. L. cumulus; cf. Skr. to increase, grow strong. Cf. Cumulate.] Defn: 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. Cum"ber (km"br), n. Etym: [Cf. encombre hindrance, impediment. See Cuber,v.] Defn: Trouble; embarrassment; distress. [Obs.] [Written also comber.] A place of much distraction and cumber. Sir H. Wotton. Sage counsel in cumber. Sir W. Scott.

cumber - Similar Words

scumber clumber umber incumber encumber cumbered cucumber accumber umbery number