load; weigh down
load; weight; capacity, volume
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Burden Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Burden Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes.
To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes.
(v. t.)
To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
(v. t.)
To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.
To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
(n.)
The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
(n.)
The drone of a bagpipe.
The drone of a bagpipe.
(n.)
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden.
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden.
(n.)
That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
(n.)
That which is borne or carried; a load.
That which is borne or carried; a load.
(n.)
A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds.
A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds.
(n.)
A club.
A club.
(n.)
A birth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA birth.
burden
\bur"den\ (bû"d'n), n. [written also burthen.] [oe. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, as. byr?en; akin to icel. byr?i, dan. byrde, sw. b?rda, g. bürde, ohg. burdi, goth. ba?r?ei, fr. the root of e. bear, as. beran, goth. bairan. ?92. see 1st bear.]
1. that which is borne or carried; a load. plants with goodly burden bowing.
2. that which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone, to all my friends a burden grown.
3. the capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden.
4. (mining) the tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
5. (metal.) the proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace. mond.
6. a fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds.
7. a birth. [obs. & r.]
similar words(3)
white man`s burden
beast of burden
burden of proof
eire
load: ualach
muirighin, muirear (in Munster) (usually means 'a large family to support')
load: ualach
muirighin, muirear (in Munster) (usually means 'a large family to support')
Lludded = n. obstruction; burden fatigue
Llwytho = v. to burden, to load
Pwn = n. a pack; burden
Pwnio = v. to burden; to bang
Pynio = v. to burden, to load
Torllwyth = n. the burden of a womb
Ymlwytho = v. to burden one's self
Noun
1. an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
(synonym) load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
(hypernym) concern, worry, headache, vexation
(hyponym) dead weight
(derivation) charge, saddle
2. weight to be borne or conveyed
(synonym) load, loading
(hypernym) weight
(hyponym) burthen
(derivation) burthen, weight, weight down
3. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
(synonym) effect, essence, core, gist
(hypernym) meaning, significance, signification, import
4. the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
(hypernym) idea, thought
Verb
1. weight down with a load
(synonym) burthen, weight, weight down
(antonym) unburden, disburden
(hypernym) charge
(hyponym) overburden
(derivation) load, loading
2. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
(synonym) charge, saddle
(hypernym) command, require, compel
(hyponym) overburden
(derivation) load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
Burden Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Burden Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To dream that you carry a heavy burden, signifies that you will be tied down by oppressive weights of care and injustice, caused from favoritism shown your enemies by those in power. But to struggle free from it, you will climb to the topmost heights of success.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectBurden Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Burden may also refer to:
As a surname
- Arthur Scott Burden (1879-1921), American equestrian
- Chris Burden, American avant-garde artist
- Doug Burden (born 1965), American rower.
- Henry Burden, 19th century industrialist
- Jane Morris née Jane Burden (1839–1914), English artists' model
- John Burden, minister
- John Burden (footballer), English footballer
- Michael Burden, dean of New College, Oxford
- Suzanne Burden, British actor
- Alfie Burden, English professional snooker player
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Burden Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
(1.) A load of any kind (Ex. 23:5). (2.) A severe task (Ex. 2:11). (3.) A difficult duty, requiring effort (Ex. 18:22). (4.) A prophecy of a calamitous or disastrous nature (Isa. 13:1; 17:1; Hab. 1:1, etc.).
a burden; prophecy
burden; salvation
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. About