Burden ¹

Definition: That which is borne or carried; a load.

Burden ²

Definition: That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.

Burden ³

Definition: The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden.

Burden ⁴

Definition: The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.

Burden ⁵

Definition: The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.

Burden ⁶

Definition: A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, pounds.

Burden ⁷

Definition: A birth.

Burden ⁸

Definition: To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.

Burden ⁹

Definition: To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes.

Burden ¹⁰

Definition: To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).

Burden ¹¹

Definition: The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the main topic; as, the burden of a prayer.

Burden ¹²

Definition: The drone of a bagpipe.

Burden ¹³

Definition: A club.

burden ¹⁴

Definition: weight to be borne or conveyed

burden ¹⁵

Definition: an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that''s a load off my mind"

burden ¹⁶

Definition: the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

burden ¹⁷

Definition: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

burden ¹⁸

Definition: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"

burden ¹⁹

Definition: weight down with a load