clog vs encumbrance

clog and encumbrance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clog	Yes	No	Yes	No
encumbrance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, encumbrance is a hypernym of clog; that is, encumbrance is a word with a broader meaning than clog:

Other hypernyms of clog include hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive.

clog (noun)	encumbrance (noun)
a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps	any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction	an onerous or difficult concern
footwear usually with wooden soles	a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)

clog (verb)	encumbrance (verb)
impede with a clog or as if with a clog
fill to excess so that function is impaired
coalesce or unite in a mass
become or cause to become obstructed
impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
dance a clog dance