Encumbrance: alternatives and connections

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

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Pain in the head; cephalalgia.

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That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect.

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One who obstructs or hinders.

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The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.

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The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation.

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To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.

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That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.

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A bundle or little pack; hence, a burden.

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The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.

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The peel or skin.

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That which is borne or carried; a load.

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Same as Hindrance.

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The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.

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To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.

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A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check.

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The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome interference in the business of…

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A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load.

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A burden; an obligation.

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That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.

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Going before; preceding.

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