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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Onus :: Onus (n.) A burden; an obligation.
Unburthen :: Unburthen (v. t.) To unburden; to unload.
Disencumber :: Disencumber (v. t.) To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs, impedes, or obstructs; to disburden..
Burden :: Burden (n.) A birth.
Gestant :: Gestant (a.) Bearing within; laden; burdened; pregnant.
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..
Faburden :: Faburden (n.) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.
Clog :: Clog (v. t.) To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
Burden :: Burden (n.) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace..
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..
Squeeze :: Squeeze (v. t.) Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush..
Faburden :: Faburden (n.) A monotonous refrain.
Drag :: Drag (v. t.) To draw along, as something burdensome; hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty..
Carriage :: Carriage (n.) That which is carried; burden; baggage.
Disburden :: Disburden (v. t.) To rid of a burden; to free from a load borne or from something oppressive; to unload; to disencumber; to relieve.
Caravel :: Caravel (n.) A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden.
Beast :: Beast (n.) Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden..
Tax :: Tax (n.) A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority..
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)..
Tax :: Tax (n.) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government.
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