Sekirov Dictionary

underburden

verb 2
noun 1
forms 3

verb2

•
To give too light a burden; to assign less than a fair share.
- In reality, the levels of work varied: some internationals seemed overburdened with tasks and responsibility, some seemed underburdened, and some faced apparently just the right amount of work. — 2007
•
To assign less work than someone or something is capable of.
- After five days of unsatisfactory work, we came to the conclusion that the furnace was underburdened. — 1909

noun1

•
The rock and subsoil that lies below a mineral deposit such as a coal seam.
- Much of the heat introduced with the steam is lost to the overburden and to the underburden by thermal conduction in the manner discussed earlier. — 1991

forms

underburdened · underburdening · underburdens

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