burden

[bur·den]

Getting hired as the assistant to a pastry chef seemed like a dream come true. But one week and 100 cupcakes later, it’s become a hard to bear burden accompanied by a permanent stomachache.

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That which is borne or carried; a load.

Noun
weight to be borne or conveyed

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

Noun
the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

Noun
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

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

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Verb
weight down with a load

n.
That which is borne or carried; a load.

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

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

n.
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.

n.
A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds.

n.
A birth.

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

v. t.
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).

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.

n.
The drone of a bagpipe.

n.
A club.

Burden

Bur"den , n. [Written also burthen.] [OE. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr&edh;en; akin to Icel. byr&edh;i, Dan. byrde, Sw. b'94rda, G. b'81rde, OHG. burdi, Goth. ba'a3rei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS. beran, Goth. bairan. 'fb92. 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. Raymond. 6. A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds. 7. A birth. [Obs. & R.] Shak. Beast of burden, an animal employed in carrying burdens. -- Burden of proof [L. onus probandi] (Law), the duty of proving a particular position in a court of law, a failure in the performance of which duty calls for judgment against the party on whom the duty is imposed. Syn. -- Burden, Load. A burden is, in the literal sense, a weight to be borne; a load is something laid upon us to be carried. Hence, when used figuratively, there is usually a difference between the two words. Our burdens may be of such a nature that we feel bound to bear them cheerfully or without complaint. They may arise from the nature of our situation; they may be allotments of Providence; they may be the consequences of our errors. What is upon us, as a load, we commonly carry with greater reluctance or sense of oppression. Men often find the charge of their own families to be a burden; but if to this be added a load of care for others, the pressure is usually serve and irksome.

Burden

Bur"den, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burdened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Burdening .] 1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.

I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened.

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

My burdened heart would break.

3. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable). [R.]

It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell.

Syn. -- To load; encumber; overload; oppress.

Burden

Bur"den , n. [OE. burdoun the bass in music, F. bourdon; cf. LL. burdo drone, a long organ pipe, a staff, a mule. Prob. of imitative origin. Cf. Bourdon.] 1. 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.

I would sing my song without a burden.

2. The drone of a bagpipe. Ruddiman.

Burden

Bur"den, n. [See Burdon.] A club. [Obs.] Spenser.

That which is borne or carried; a load.

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

A club.

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Usage Examples

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.

Grief can't be shared. Everyone carries it alone. His own burden in his own way.

If it is the duty of the State to educate, it is the duty of the State also to bear the burden of education, namely, the taxation out of which education is provided.

It's a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I'm not going to drop the ball on my shift.

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.

For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness.

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Other Usage Examples

History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.

It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time.

Competition in armament, both land and naval, is not only a terrible burden upon the people, but I believe it to be one of the greatest menaces to the peace of the world.

It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the burden and change being placed upon them.

I think we need to significantly reduce the regulatory burden on the private sector. The Obama administration is doing the opposite. They're loading on more and more regulation on the private respect to how the economy functions.

I had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden.

I saw him... at peace in my armchair. I remember wishing he could stay in peace like that forever. I had a feeling of easing his burden with my strength.