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Meanings of encumber in inglês

Hold back.

        Sinônimos
        Examples for "restrain"
        Examples for "restrain"
        1
        I said in the trouble of the moment, unable to restrain myself.
        The open door and The portrait
        2
        A senior loyalist source said it would be difficult to restrain militants.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Currently teachers can't physically restrain students unless they're a danger to others.
        Radio NZ
        4
        Potations do sometimes wake wines; turnips restrain passion; causes necessary to state.
        Roughing It
        5
        But in the end he could not restrain himself and blurted out:
        Men in War
        1
        I think at the international level, we need some rules that constrain.
        Wired
        2
        We also need to constrain these systems to support our fundamental values.
        Wired
        3
        Yet if internal factors constrain evolution, they are hardly a minor issue.
        The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
        4
        Anthropogenic noise pollution is increasing and can constrain acoustic communication in animals.
        Pubmed
        5
        Limited foldable display productivity will constrain Samsung, industry officials and analysts say.
        Reuters
        1
        Burning the felled trees that cumber the ground is the next undertaking.
        The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825
        2
        What advantage in Amy's departure if Hortense continued to cumber the ground?
        Bertram Cope's Year
        3
        It is a cumber-ground, saith the Father; one year longer, prays the Son.
        Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
        4
        So the Fair City is quit of him and his cumber.
        The Fair Maid of Perth; Or, St. Valentine's Day
        5
        At last it is cut down as a cumber-ground and burnt.
        Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
        Usage of encumber in inglês
        1
        Hall Haddo, I summon you to quit this kirk which you encumber.'
        Lay Morals, and Other Papers
        2
        The ground must be cleared of the prejudices which encumber it.
        What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of ...
        3
        The old Utopists never had to encumber themselves with this sort of man.
        A Modern Utopia
        4
        I didn't wish to encumber-Yourchaise is broken down: get into this one.
        Philip Winwood / A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American...
        5
        His clothes might encumber him; he might have the cramp; he might get frightened.
        The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
        6
        The conquerors did not wish to encumber themselves with captives.
        The Empire of Russia: From the Remotest Periods to the Present T...
        7
        The books remained to encumber shelves, and bore humanity afresh.
        Americans and Others
        8
        Empty vaporing bullyrooks and braggarts, they encumber the thoroughfares mainly.
        The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851
        9
        No senatorial officials could encumber him with orders from home.
        Caesar: A Sketch
        10
        Do not let us encumber and disfigure religion by absurdities, impossibilities, and antinomian abominations.
        Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back ...
        11
        Here is an enemy in full retreat, would they encumber themselves with the colonel?
        White Lies
        12
        No, I won't overweight you-norencumber your memory with pledges-thesetwo and no more.
        It Is Never Too Late to Mend
        13
        Why did not he wait a little longer to encumber himself with that girl!
        The Three Brides
        14
        Some accountants warn this would greatly encumber the companies and do more harm than good.
        Reuters
        15
        The grass was short; he struck no brush, and the ax did not encumber him.
        Ranching for Sylvia
        16
        Remnants of their rude but massive masonry still encumber in places the soil of Greece.
        General History for Colleges and High Schools
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