burden

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burden[1,noun] burden[2,transitive verb] burden[3,noun] beast of burden burden of proof load[1,noun] white man's burden

Main Entry: ¹bur·den
Pronunciation: 'b&r-d^&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English byrthen; akin to Old English beran to carry -- more at BEAR
1 a : something that is carried : LOAD b : DUTY, RESPONSIBILITY
2 : something oppressive or worrisome
3 a : the bearing of a load -- usually used in the phrase beast of burden b : capacity for carrying cargo <a ship of a hundred tons burden>
4 : LOAD 11 <worm burden> <cancer burden>