Definition of burden

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

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Laden :: Laden (p. & a.) Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden heart..
Fraught :: Fraught (n.) To freight; to load; to burden; to fill; to crowd.
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..
Encumbrance :: Encumbrance (n.) That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment. See Incumbrance..
Disencumber :: Disencumber (v. t.) To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs, impedes, or obstructs; to disburden..
Incumbrance :: Incumbrance (n.) A burden or charge upon property; a claim or lien upon an estate, which may diminish its value..
Burthen :: Burthen (n. & v. t.) See Burden.
Condition :: Condition (n.) To invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or qualify by a condition; to impose or be imposed as the condition of..
Faburden :: Faburden (n.) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.
Tax :: Tax (n.) A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority..
Pesterous :: Pesterous (a.) Inclined to pester. Also, vexatious; encumbering; burdensome..
Strain :: Strain (n.) Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, oration, book, etc.; theme; motive; manner; style; also, a course of action or conduct; as, he spoke in a noble strain; there was a strain of woe in his story; a strain of trickery appears in his career..
Lumber :: Lumber (v. i.) To move heavily, as if burdened..
Unincumbered :: Unincumbered (a.) Not incumbered; not burdened.
Overburden :: Overburden (n.) The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry.
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..
Sumpter :: Sumpter (n.) An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse..
Light :: Light (superl.) Not heavily burdened; not deeply laden; not sufficiently ballasted; as, the ship returned light..
Load :: Load (v.) That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care..
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..
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