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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Imposition :: Imposition (n.) That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; charge; burden; injunction; tax..
Tyrant :: Tyrant (n.) Specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises unlawful authority, or lawful authority in an unlawful manner; one who by taxation, injustice, or cruel punishment, or the demand of unreasonable services, imposes burdens and hardships on those under his control, which law and humanity do not authorize, or which the purposes of government do not require; a cruel master; an oppressor..
Onerary :: Onerary (a.) Fitted for, or carrying, a burden..
Release :: Release (n.) Relief from care, pain, or any burden..
Burdening :: Burdening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burde.
Burden :: Burden (v. t.) To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.
Squeeze :: Squeeze (v. t.) Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush..
Exonerative :: Exonerative (a.) Freeing from a burden or obligation; tending to exonerate.
Burdened :: Burdened (imp. & p. p.) of Burde.
Caravel :: Caravel (n.) A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden.
Loading :: Loading (n.) A load; cargo; burden.
Discharge :: Discharge (v. i.) To throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden; to unload; to emit or give vent to fluid or other contents; as, the water pipe discharges freely..
Faburden :: Faburden (n.) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.
Burden :: Burden (n.) That which is borne or carried; a load.
Burden :: Burden (v. t.) To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes..
Burdener :: Burdener (n.) One who loads; an oppressor.
Burden :: Burden (n.) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace..
Privilege :: Privilege (n.) A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden; a prerogative; advantage; franchise..
Equalize :: Equalize (v. t.) To make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes..
Drag :: Drag (v. t.) To draw along, as something burdensome; hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty..
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