Sekirov Dictionary

burden

UK /ˈbɜːdn̩/US /ˈbɝdn̩/

noun13

  1. a difficult duty that someone has to take on and deal with
  2. A heavy load.
  3. A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
  4. A theme, a core idea.
  5. The total amount of toxins, parasites, cancer cells, plaque or similar present in an organism.
  6. The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
  7. A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.
  8. A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
  9. The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
  10. The drone of a bagpipe.
  11. The distance between rows of blastholes parallel to the major free face (i.e. face of the excavation)
  12. The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
  13. (no longer used, rare) A birth.

verb2

  1. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
  2. (figurative) To encumber with a burden.
forms

burdened · burdening · burdeneth · burdens · burdenest

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