Search results
- DictionaryCum·ber/ˈkəmbər/
verb
- 1. hamper or hinder (someone or something): dated "they were cumbered with greatcoats and swords"
noun
- 1. a hindrance, obstruction, or burden: archaic "a cumber of limestone rocks"
People also ask
What does the word Cumber mean?
What does cumbered mean?
What does cumbersome mean?
Where did Kumbre come from?
To cumber is to make something more difficult or burdensome. Don't cumber yourself by trying to carry all those tote bags through the airport — get a rolling suitcase instead!
1 day ago · 1. to hinder by obstruction or interference; hamper. 2. to burden in a troublesome way. 3. Obsolete. to perplex or distress. noun. 4. anything that cumbers. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin.
- Pronunciation
- Etymology 1
- Etymology 2
- Etymology 3
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈkʌmbə/Rhymes: -ʌmbə(ɹ)From Middle English combren, borrowed from the second element of Old French encombrer, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kombereti (“to bring together”), from *kom- + *bereti (“to bear”). Cognate with German kümmern (“to take care of”).
From Middle English komber, kumbre (“distress; destruction”). According to the Oxford English Dictionary (1st edition, 1893; entry not updated yet), used early in the 14th century in the very scarcely attested “destruction” sense, but not common till the 16th century, and then at first chiefly Scots, where it is also spelt cummer. It states that th...
Alternative forms
1. 'cumber
Noun
cumber (plural cumbers) 1. (colloquial) Clipping of cucumber.
How to use . cumber in a sentenceAnd so far as the function of genius is concerned, that man merely cumbers the ground who fails to express.
Cumber Definition. To burden in a troublesome way. To hinder by obstruction or interference; hamper. To litter; clutter up. Weeds cumbered the garden paths. To perplex or distress. A hindrance; an encumbrance. Anything that cumbers.
Synonyms for CUMBER: burden, load, delay, danger, peril, hazard, reef, stall; Antonyms of CUMBER: incentive, impetus, stimulus, spur, advantage, edge, catalyst, aid.
Definition of cumber. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
