burden
/ˈbɜːdn/
Dictionary
noun
- A heavy load.
- A responsibility, onus.
- A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
- The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
"a ship of a hundred tons burden"
- The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
- The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
- A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
"A burden of gad steel is 120 pounds."
- A birth.
- The total amount of toxins, parasites, cancer cells, plaque or similar present in an organism.
verb
- To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.
"to burden a nation with taxes"
- To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
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