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cumber

/ˈkʌmbə/

Meanings
verb
To slow down; to hinder; to burden; to encumber.

Examples :

"Carrying a heavy backpack can cumber your walk to school. "
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Related Words

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

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hinder verb

/ˈhɪndə/ /ˈhɪndɚ/ /ˈhaɪn.də/ /ˈhaɪn.dɚ/

To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.

"A drought hinders the growth of plants."

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slow noun

/sləʊ/ /sloʊ/

Someone who is slow; a sluggard.

"The slow in our class struggled to keep up with the assignments. "

Illustration backpack

backpack noun

/ˈbæk.pæk/

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

"My son wore his backpack to school every day, carrying his books and lunch. "

Illustration carrying

carrying verb

/ˈkæɹiɪŋ/

To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

"She was carrying a heavy backpack to school. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration can

can verb

/ˈkæn/ /ˈkæːn/

(modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.

"My parents can take me to the park after school. "

Illustration burden

burden noun

/ˈbɜːdn/ /ˈbɝdn/

A heavy load.

"The heavy backpack was a burden for the student walking home from school. "

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encumber verb

/ɛnˈkʌmbə(ɹ)/

To load down something with a burden

"The heavy backpack encumbered the student, making it difficult to walk. "

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down noun

/daʊn/

A negative aspect; a downer.

"The bad news about the project was a real down for the team. "

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walk verb

/wɔːk/ /wɔk/

To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

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heavy noun

/ˈhe.vi/ /ˈhɛ.vi/ /ˈhiːvi/

A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.

"With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films."