encumbrance
Pronunciation: ⁄ɪnˈkʌmbr(ə)ns, ɛn-⁄
noun
the
horse raised its hind leg as if to rid itself of an encumbrance[mass noun]:for
parents, childhood is too long a period of encumbrance
details
of encumbrances on property
pursuit Pronunciation: ⁄ pəˈsjuːt ⁄ noun · 1 [mass noun] the action of pursuing someone or something: the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a birdthose whose business is the pursuit of knowledge · [count noun] a cycling race in which competitors set off from different parts of a track and attempt to overtake one another: [as modifier]: the Olympic pursuit champion · Physiology the action of the eye in following a moving object. · 2 an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one: a whole range of leisure pursuits
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