[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to impede or hinder; hamper :Red tape encumbers all our attempts at action.", "to block up or fill with what is obstructive or superfluous:a mind encumbered with trivial and useless information.", "to burden or weigh down:She was encumbered with a suitcase and several packages.", "to burden with obligations, debt, etc."]}]