Words Like BURDEN
    
   We have put together a list of words that are similar to BURDEN.
    
    
    
        
            24 Alternative Words Similar to burden
   
            
               
            
            
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        Fardel
    
    
         Noun       Hyponym
    
    
    
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        Millstone
    
    
         Noun       Hyponym
    
    
    
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        Superload
    
    
         Noun       Hyponym
    
    
    
        
       
    
    
        5 examples of burden
           
        
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        a ship of a hundred tons burden
    
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        a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds
    
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        to burden a nation with taxes
    
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        the burden of a prayer
    
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        that's a load off my mind
    
       
    
    
        10 definitions of burden
           
        
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        That which is borne or carried; a load.
    
    
    
 
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        That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
    
    
    
 
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        The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
    
    
    
 
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        The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
    
    
    
 
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        The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
    
    
    
 
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        A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
    
    
    
 
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        To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.
    
    
    
 
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        To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload.
    
    
    
 
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        To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).