Definitions for burden

Overview of noun burden

The noun burden has 4 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (7) burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus

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

2. (2) load, loading, burden

(weight to be borne or conveyed)

3. effect, essence, burden, core, gist

(the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work)

4. burden

(the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse)

Overview of verb burden

The verb burden has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. burden, burthen, weight, weight down

(weight down with a load)

2. charge, saddle, burden

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