Noun
burden -
an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility" ; "that's a load off my mind"
load ,
encumbrance ,
incumbrance ,
onus
headache ,
worry ,
vexation ,
concern pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
dead weight a heavy motionless weight
fardel a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)
imposition the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
burden -
the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
burden -
weight to be borne or conveyed
load ,
loading
weight an artifact that is heavy
burthen a variant of `burden'
dead load a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself
live load ,
superload a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic
millstone one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
overburden ,
overload the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
burden -
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
effect ,
essence ,
core ,
gist
Verb
burden -
weight down with a load
burthen ,
weight ,
weight down
disburden ,
unburden take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey"
charge saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
overburden burden with too much work or responsibility
plumb adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
saddle load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"
burden -
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
charge ,
saddle
require ,
command make someone do something
overburden burden with too much work or responsibility
bear down exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
flood out ,
deluge ,
overwhelm fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm" ; "The images flooded his mind"
adjure command solemnly
