Also means
to obstruct
Usage Note
Encombrer means to fill a space with too many objects or to block a passage. The noun is encombrement (congestion, clutter) and the adjective encombrant (bulky, cumbersome). Ne pas s'encombrer de colloquially means 'not to bother oneself with' something unnecessary.
Examples
"Les cartons encombrent le couloir depuis une semaine."
Natural Translation
The boxes have been cluttering the hallway for a week.

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