Definition of burden

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Burden (n.) That which is borne or carried; a load.

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Overcharge :: Overcharge (n.) An excessive load or burden.
Saddle :: Saddle (v. t.) Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways..
Drag :: Drag (v. t.) To draw along, as something burdensome; hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty..
Discharge :: Discharge (v. i.) To throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden; to unload; to emit or give vent to fluid or other contents; as, the water pipe discharges freely..
Tax :: Tax (n.) A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health..
Weight :: Weight (v. t.) Hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business..
Surcharge :: Surcharge (v. t.) To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon..
Warrandice :: Warrandice (n.) The obligation by which a person, conveying a subject or a right, is bound to uphold that subject or right against every claim, challenge, or burden arising from circumstances prior to the conveyance; warranty..
Burdenous :: Burdenous (a.) Burdensome.
Burdener :: Burdener (n.) One who loads; an oppressor.
Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To release from a post, station, or duty; to put another in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of any burden, or discharge of any duty..
Light :: Light (v. t.) To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
Burdensome :: Burdensome (a.) Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive.
Deonerate :: Deonerate (v. t.) To unload; to disburden.
Unload :: Unload (v. t.) To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden; as, to unload the cargo of a vessel..
Burden :: Burden (n.) The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden..
Chargeant :: Chargeant (a.) Burdensome; troublesome.
Carriage :: Carriage (n.) A wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden, as a gun carriage..
Levigate :: Levigate (a.) Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated.
Beneath :: Beneath (prep.) Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that oppresses or burdens..
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