burden in English dictionary

  • burden

    Meanings and definitions of "burden"

    • (obsolete) Theme, core idea.
    • A heavy load.
    • A responsibility, onus.
    • A cause of worry.
    • (transitive) To encumber with a burden ( in any of the noun senses of the word ).
    • noun
      A heavy load.
    • noun
      A responsibility, onus.
    • noun
      A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
    • noun
      The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
    • noun
      (mining)
      The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
    • noun
      (metalworking)
      The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
    • noun
      A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
    • noun
      (obsolete, rare)
      A birth.
    • noun
      (medicine)
      The total amount of toxins, parasites, cancer cells, plaque or the such present in an organism.
    • noun
      ( music) A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.
    • noun
      The drone of a bagpipe.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Theme, core idea.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To encumber with a burden ( in any of the noun senses of the word).
    • verb
      To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
    • A heavy load
    • A responsibility, onus
    • A cause of worry
    • encumber
    • load (e.g cpu time, electricity, etc.)
    • To load or burden; encumber.
    • noun
      an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
    • noun
      the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
    • noun
      the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
    • noun
      weight to be borne or conveyed
    • verb
      impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
    • verb
      weight down with a load

    Synonyms of "burden" in English dictionary

    burthen, signification, load are the top synonyms of "burden" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "burden" in English dictionary

    unburden is the antonym of "burden" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of burden

    • burden ( plural  burdens)
    • burden ( third-person singular simple present burdens, present participle burdening, simple past and past participle burdened)
    • burden (plural burdens)
    • burden (third-person singular simple present burdens, present participle burdening, simple past and past participle burdened)
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