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Burden :: Burden (v. t.) To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.

Exempt :: Exempt (a.) Free, or released, from some liability to which others are subject; excepted from the operation or burden of some law; released; free; clear; privileged; -- (with from): not subject to; not liable to; as, goods exempt from execution; a person exempt from jury service..

Onus :: Onus (n.) A burden; an obligation.

Unburthen :: Unburthen (v. t.) To unburden; to unload.

Surcharge :: Surcharge (v. t.) To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon..

Ton :: Ton (n.) Forty cubic feet of space, being the unit of measurement of the burden, or carrying capacity, of a vessel; as a vessel of 300 tons 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..

Load :: Load (v.) That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care..

Cumbersome :: Cumbersome (a.) Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous..

Labor :: Labor (n.) To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard, wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden; to be burdened; -- often with under, and formerly with of..

Gestant :: Gestant (a.) Bearing within; laden; burdened; pregnant.

Burden :: Burden (n.) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace..

Porterage :: Porterage (n.) Money charged or paid for the carriage of burdens or parcels by a porter.

Onerate :: Onerate (v. t.) To load; to burden.

Subvention :: Subvention (n.) The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid; assistance; help..

Load :: Load (v. t.) To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon..

Burden :: Burden (v. t.) To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes..

Atlas :: Atlas (n.) One who sustains a great burden.

Soc :: Soc (n.) Liberty or privilege of tenants excused from customary burdens.

Squeeze :: Squeeze (v. t.) Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush..

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