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burden

('b/[@]/rd/-/n )

an onerous or difficult concern(noun.cognition)

Example:
The burden of responsibility.

Synonym:
encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus

source: wordnet30
weight to be borne or conveyed(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
load, loading

source: wordnet30
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work(noun.communication)

Synonym:
core, effect, essence, gist

source: wordnet30
the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse(noun.cognition)

source: wordnet30
That which is borne or carried; a load.(noun)

source: webster1913
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.(noun)

source: webster1913
A club.(noun)

source: webster1913

weight down with a load(verb.contact)

Synonym:
burthen, weight, weight down
Antonym:
disburden, unburden

source: wordnet30
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to(verb.communication)

Synonym:
charge, saddle

source: wordnet30
To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.(verb)

source: webster1913

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