burden
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(verb) weight down with a load |
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Synonyms: burthen, weight, weight down |
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Related Words: charge, overburden, plumb, saddle |
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Antonyms: unburden |
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(noun) an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" |
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Synonyms: encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus |
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Related Words: concern, fardel, headache, imposition, vexation, worry |
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| 3. |
(noun) the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse |
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Related Words: idea, thought |
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(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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Synonyms: charge, saddle |
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Related Words: adjure, bear down, command, compel, deluge, flood out, overburden, overwhelm, require |
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(noun) something to be borne or conveyed |
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Synonyms: load, loading |
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Related Words: burthen, dead load, live load, millstone, overburden, overload, superload, weight |
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(noun) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
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Synonyms: core, effect, essence, gist |
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Related Words: import, meaning, significance, signification |
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