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Beast :: Beast (n.) Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden..

Burden :: Burden (n.) A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds..

Deonerate :: Deonerate (v. t.) To unload; to disburden.

Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled; as, to discharge a cargo..

Thrack :: Thrack (v. t.) To load or burden; as, to thrack a man with property..

Acquit :: Acquit (v. t.) To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of before the charge, formerly by from; as, the jury acquitted the prisoner; we acquit a man of evil intentions..

Release :: Release (n.) Relief from care, pain, or any burden..

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame..

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

Fraught :: Fraught (n.) To freight; to load; to burden; to fill; to crowd.

Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him..

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

Unlade :: Unlade (v. t.) To unload; to remove, or to have removed, as a load or a burden; to discharge..

Cadge :: Cadge (v. t. & i.) To carry, as a burden..

Sumpter :: Sumpter (n.) An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse..

Oppressive :: Oppressive (a.) Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law..

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

Encumber :: Encumber (v. t.) To impede the motion or action of, as with a burden; to retard with something superfluous; to weigh down; to obstruct or embarrass; as, his movements were encumbered by his mantle; his mind is encumbered with useless learning..

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

Tonnage :: Tonnage (n.) The cubical content or burden of a vessel, or vessels, in tons; or, the amount of weight which one or several vessels may carry. See Ton, n. (b)..

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