Definition of burden

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Burden (n.) That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive..

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Onerate :: Onerate (v. t.) To load; to burden.
Burthen :: Burthen (n. & v. t.) See Burden.
Incurrence :: Incurrence (n.) The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome); as, the incurrence of guilt, debt, responsibility, etc..
Tax :: Tax (n.) A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health..
Carriage :: Carriage (n.) A wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden, as a gun carriage..
Heavily :: Heavily (adv.) As if burdened with a great weight; slowly and laboriously; with difficulty; hence, in a slow, difficult, or suffering manner; sorrowfully..
Oppressor :: Oppressor (n.) One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.
Imposition :: Imposition (n.) That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; charge; burden; injunction; tax..
Important :: Important (v. t.) Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious..
Release :: Release (n.) Relief from care, pain, or any burden..
Cadge :: Cadge (v. t. & i.) To carry, as a burden..
Taskmaster :: Taskmaster (n.) One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer..
Thrack :: Thrack (v. t.) To load or burden; as, to thrack a man with property..
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..
Jument :: "Jument (n.) A beast; especially, a beast of burden..
Midst :: Midst (n.) Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or beset; the press; the burden; as, in the midst of official duties; in the midst of secular affairs..
Bear :: Bear (v. i.) To suffer, as in carrying a burden..
Ketch :: Ketch (n.) An almost obsolete form of vessel, with a mainmast and a mizzenmast, -- usually from one hundred to two hundred and fifty tons burden..
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..
Dray :: Dray (n.) A strong low cart or carriage used for heavy burdens.
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