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Meanings of encumber in English
Synonyms
Examples for "restrain"
Examples for "restrain"
1
I said in the trouble of the moment, unable to restrain myself.
2
A senior loyalist source said it would be difficult to restrain militants.
3
Currently teachers can't physically restrain students unless they're a danger to others.
4
Potations do sometimes wake wines; turnips restrain passion; causes necessary to state.
5
But in the end he could not restrain himself and blurted out:
1
I think at the international level, we need some rules that constrain.
2
We also need to constrain these systems to support our fundamental values.
3
Yet if internal factors constrain evolution, they are hardly a minor issue.
4
Anthropogenic noise pollution is increasing and can constrain acoustic communication in animals.
5
Limited foldable display productivity will constrain Samsung, industry officials and analysts say.
1
Burning the felled trees that cumber the ground is the next undertaking.
2
What advantage in Amy's departure if Hortense continued to cumber the ground?
3
It is a cumber-ground, saith the Father; one year longer, prays the Son.
4
So the Fair City is quit of him and his cumber.
5
At last it is cut down as a cumber-ground and burnt.
Usage of encumber in English
1
Hall Haddo, I summon you to quit this kirk which you encumber.'
2
The ground must be cleared of the prejudices which encumber it.
3
The old Utopists never had to encumber themselves with this sort of man.
4
I didn't wish to encumber-Yourchaise is broken down: get into this one.
5
His clothes might encumber him; he might have the cramp; he might get frightened.
6
The conquerors did not wish to encumber themselves with captives.
7
The books remained to encumber shelves, and bore humanity afresh.
8
Empty vaporing bullyrooks and braggarts, they encumber the thoroughfares mainly.
9
No senatorial officials could encumber him with orders from home.
10
Do not let us encumber and disfigure religion by absurdities, impossibilities, and antinomian abominations.
11
Here is an enemy in full retreat, would they encumber themselves with the colonel?
12
No, I won't overweight you-norencumber your memory with pledges-thesetwo and no more.
13
Why did not he wait a little longer to encumber himself with that girl!
14
Some accountants warn this would greatly encumber the companies and do more harm than good.
15
The grass was short; he struck no brush, and the ax did not encumber him.
16
Remnants of their rude but massive masonry still encumber in places the soil of Greece.
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