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.