Definition of burden

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of burden is as below...

Burden (v. t.) To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable)..

Lern More About Burden

Carriage :: Carriage (n.) That which is carried; burden; baggage.
Unincumbered :: Unincumbered (a.) Not incumbered; not burdened.
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..
Disencumber :: Disencumber (v. t.) To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs, impedes, or obstructs; to disburden..
Rider :: Rider (n.) An addition or amendment to a manuscript or other document, which is attached on a separate piece of paper; in legislative practice, an additional clause annexed to a bill while in course of passage; something extra or burdensome that is imposed..
Sumption :: Sumpter (a.) Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule..
Lade :: Lade (v. t.) To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally followed by that which receives the load, as the direct object..
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..
Burdenous :: Burdenous (a.) Burdensome.
Charge :: Charge (v. t.) Whatever constitutes a burden on property, as rents, taxes, lines, etc.; costs; expense incurred; -- usually in the plural..
Onerate :: Onerate (v. t.) To load; to burden.
Thrack :: Thrack (v. t.) To load or burden; as, to thrack a man with property..
Burdener :: Burdener (n.) One who loads; an oppressor.
Draught :: Draught (n.) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like..
Faburden :: Faburden (n.) A succession of chords of the sixth.
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..
Cumbrous :: Cumbrous (a.) Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging.
Chargeable :: Chargeable (a.) Serving to create expense; costly; burdensome.
Bourdon :: Bourdon (n.) A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See Burden (of a song.).
Incumbency :: Incumbency (n.) That which is physically incumbent; that which lies as a burden; a weight.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us