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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..

Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor..

Burden :: Burden (n.) The drone of a bagpipe.

Burden :: Burden (n.) That which is borne or carried; a load.

Onerous :: Onerous (a.) Burdensome; oppressive.

Cumbersome :: Cumbersome (a.) Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous..

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)..

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

Chargeable :: Chargeable (a.) Serving to create expense; costly; burdensome.

Pesterous :: Pesterous (a.) Inclined to pester. Also, vexatious; encumbering; burdensome..

Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged town..

Saddle :: Saddle (v. t.) Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways..

Taskmaster :: Taskmaster (n.) One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer..

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..

Overburden :: Overburden (v. t.) To load with too great weight or too much care, etc..

Drag :: Drag (v. t.) To draw along, as something burdensome; hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty..

Llama :: Llama (n.) A South American ruminant (Auchenia llama), allied to the camels, but much smaller and without a hump. It is supposed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco. It was formerly much used as a beast of burden in the Andes..

Chargeant :: Chargeant (a.) Burdensome; troublesome.

Fardel :: Fardel (n.) A bundle or little pack; hence, a burden..

Bear :: Bear (v. i.) To suffer, as in carrying a burden..

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