burdens Meaning & Definition
What Does Burdens Mean?
Burdens is used as a noun meaning plural of burden. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of burden. As a verb, it means To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.
Burdens Definition (Noun)
- plural of burden
Burdens as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of burden
Noun
- A heavy load.
- A responsibility, onus.
- A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
- The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
a ship of a hundred tons burden
- The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
- The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
- A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
A burden of gad steel is 120 pounds.
- A birth.
- The total amount of toxins, parasites, cancer cells, plaque or similar present in an organism.
Verb
- To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.
to burden a nation with taxes
- To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
Noun
- A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.
- The drone of a bagpipe.
- Theme, core idea.
the burden of the argument
Synonyms of Burdens
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Burdens synonyms and antonyms →Burdens in a Sentence
a ship of a hundred tons burden
A burden of gad steel is 120 pounds.
to burden a nation with taxes
the burden of the argument
Word Forms & Grammar
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