v. 25B6; verb
her movements were encumbered by her heavy skirts : HAMPER, hinder, obstruct, impede, cramp, inhibit, restrict, limit, constrain, restrain, bog down, retard, slow (down); inconvenience, disadvantage, handicap.
they are encumbered with debt : BURDEN, load, weigh down, saddle; overwhelm, tax, stress, strain, overload, overburden; Brit. informal lumber.