| VERB | contact | encumber, restrain, cumber | hold back |
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| Sounds | ehnkah'mber | |
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| Rhymes | absorber ... weber / Weber: 72 rhymes with ber... | |
| Meaning | hold back. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | restrain, cumber | |
| Narrower | bridle | put a bridle on |
| clog | impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden | |
| curb | Keep to the curb | |
| Broader | restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle | place limits on (extent or access) |
| Spanish | constreñir | |
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