Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cumber
1 sense of cumber
Sense 1
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain -- (hold back)
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -- (place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends")