Definition of burden

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Burden (n.) A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds..

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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..
Overburdensome :: Overburdensome (a.) Too burdensome.
Clog :: Clog (v. t.) To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
Onerary :: Onerary (a.) Fitted for, or carrying, a burden..
Disencumbrance :: Disencumbrance (n.) Freedom or deliverance from encumbrance, or anything burdensome or troublesome..
Overcharge :: Overcharge (v. t.) To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.
Intolerable :: Intolerable (a.) Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pain; intolerable heat or cold; an intolerable burden..
Exemption :: Exemption (n.) The act of exempting; the state of being exempt; freedom from any charge, burden, evil, etc., to which others are subject; immunity; privilege; as, exemption of certain articles from seizure; exemption from military service; exemption from anxiety, suffering, etc..
Release :: Release (n.) Relief from care, pain, or any burden..
Carriage :: Carriage (n.) That which is carried; burden; baggage.
Cumbrous :: Cumbrous (a.) Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging.
Burden :: Burden (n.) The drone of a bagpipe.
Levigate :: Levigate (a.) Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated.
Chargeous :: Chargeous (a.) Burdensome.
Lift :: Lift (v. t.) To move in a direction opposite to that of gravitation; to raise; to elevate; to bring up from a lower place to a higher; to upheave; sometimes implying a continued support or holding in the higher place; -- said of material things; as, to lift the foot or the hand; to lift a chair or a burden..
Thrack :: Thrack (v. t.) To load or burden; as, to thrack a man with property..
Burdensome :: Burdensome (a.) Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive.
Wase :: Wase (n.) A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head..
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..
Unfraught :: Unfraught (a.) Not fraught; not burdened.
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