Definition of burden

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Burden (v. t.) To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes..

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Tax :: Tax (n.) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government.
Sink :: Sink (v. i.) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease..
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..
Bear :: Bear (v. i.) To suffer, as in carrying a burden..
Exempt :: Exempt (a.) Free, or released, from some liability to which others are subject; excepted from the operation or burden of some law; released; free; clear; privileged; -- (with from): not subject to; not liable to; as, goods exempt from execution; a person exempt from jury service..
Caravel :: Caravel (n.) A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden.
Incumbrance :: Incumbrance (n.) A burden or charge upon property; a claim or lien upon an estate, which may diminish its value..
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..
Charge :: Charge (v. t.) Whatever constitutes a burden on property, as rents, taxes, lines, etc.; costs; expense incurred; -- usually in the plural..
Load :: Load (v.) That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care..
Harass :: Harass (v. t.) To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause to endure excessive burdens or anxieties; -- sometimes followed by out..
Burdening :: Burdening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burde.
Burden :: Burden (n.) That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive..
Sumpter :: Sumpter (n.) A pack; a burden.
Onerous :: Onerous (a.) Burdensome; oppressive.
Burden :: Burden (n.) A birth.
Ritornello :: Ritornello (n.) A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song..
Light :: Light (v. t.) To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
Cart :: Cart (v. i.) To carry burdens in a cart; to follow the business of a carter.
Load :: Load (v.) A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load..
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