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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Fardel :: Fardel (n.) A bundle or little pack; hence, a burden..
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..
Wheel :: Wheel (n.) The burden or refrain of a song.
Charge :: Charge (v. t.) To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill..
Burden :: Burden (v. t.) To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable)..
Loose :: Loose (a.) To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit..
Carriage :: Carriage (n.) That which is carried; burden; baggage.
Disburthen :: Disburthen (v. t.) To disburden; to relieve of a load.
Overburden :: Overburden (v. t.) To load with too great weight or too much care, etc..
Cumber :: Cumber (v. t.) To rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load; to be burdensome or oppressive to; to hinder or embarrass in attaining an object, to obstruct or occupy uselessly; to embarrass; to trouble..
Ballet :: Ballet (n.) A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers..
Thrack :: Thrack (v. t.) To load or burden; as, to thrack a man with property..
Camel :: Camel (n.) A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long time without drinking. Its hoofs are small, and situated at the extremities of the toes, and the weight of the animal rests on the callous. The dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) has one bunch on the back, while the Bactrian camel (C. Bactrianus) has two. The llama, alpaca, and vicu–a, of South America, belong to a related genus (Auchenia)..
Pack :: Pack (n.) A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden..
Incumbrance :: Incumbrance (n.) A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check..
Tax :: Tax (n.) A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health..
Deonerate :: Deonerate (v. t.) To unload; to disburden.
Troublesome :: Troublesome (a.) Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome.
Disburden :: Disburden (v. i.) To relieve one's self of a burden; to ease the mind.
Exoneration :: Exoneration (n.) The act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation; also, the state of being disburdened or freed from a charge..
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