| Burden |
n. |
That which is borne or carried; a load. |
| Burden |
n. |
That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. |
| Burden |
n. |
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden. |
| Burden |
n. |
The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin. |
| Burden |
n. |
The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace. |
| Burden |
n. |
A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds. |
| Burden |
n. |
A birth. |
| Burden |
v. t. |
To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load. |
| Burden |
v. t. |
To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes. |
| Burden |
v. t. |
To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable). |
| Burden |
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. |
| Burden |
n. |
The drone of a bagpipe. |
| Burden |
n. |
A club. |
