encumber

As verbs the difference between encumber and encumbering

is that encumber is to load down something with a burden while encumbering is .

As verbs the difference between delay and encumber

is that delay is to put off until a later time; to defer or delay can be (obsolete) to dilute, temper while encumber is to load down something with a burden.

As a noun delay

is a period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.

In lang=en terms the difference between incubate and encumber

is that incubate is to incubate metaphorically; to ponder an idea slowly and deliberately as if in preparation for hatching it while encumber is to add a legal claim or other obligation.

As verbs the difference between incubate and encumber

is that incubate is to brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions while encumber is to load down something with a burden.

In lang=en terms the difference between constrain and encumber

is that constrain is to reduce a result in response to limited resources while encumber is to add a legal claim or other obligation.

As verbs the difference between constrain and encumber

is that constrain is to force physically, by strong persuasion or pressurizing; to compel; to oblige while encumber is to load down something with a burden.

In lang=en terms the difference between thwart and encumber

is that thwart is to prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate while encumber is to add a legal claim or other obligation.

As verbs the difference between thwart and encumber

is that thwart is to prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate while encumber is to load down something with a burden.

As a noun thwart

is (nautical) a brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (breadth) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.

As an adjective thwart

is situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.

As an adverb thwart

is obliquely; transversely; athwart.

In transitive terms the difference between encumber and drag

is that encumber is to add a legal claim or other obligation while drag is to pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.

As a noun drag is

resistance of the air (or some other fluid) to something moving through it.

Encumber is a synonym of embarrass.

In lang=en terms the difference between encumber and embarrass

is that encumber is to add a legal claim or other obligation while embarrass is to involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands.

As verbs the difference between encumber and embarrass

is that encumber is to load down something with a burden while embarrass is to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash.

As verbs the difference between encumber and assist

is that encumber is to load down something with a burden while assist is (label) to stand (at a place) or to (an opinion).

As a noun assist is

a helpful action or an act of giving.

In lang=en terms the difference between encumber and cramp

is that encumber is to add a legal claim or other obligation while cramp is to restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.

As verbs the difference between encumber and cramp

is that encumber is to load down something with a burden while cramp is (of a muscle) to contract painfully and uncontrollably.

As a noun cramp is

a painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.

In lang=en terms the difference between simplify and encumber

is that simplify is to make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand while encumber is to add a legal claim or other obligation.

As verbs the difference between simplify and encumber

is that simplify is to make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand while encumber is to load down something with a burden.