<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>that which is carried; load: a horse's burden of rider and pack.</li><li>that which is borne with difficulty; obligation; onus: the burden of leadership.</li><li>Synonyms: impediment, encumbrance, weight.</li><li>Nautical: the weight of a ship's cargo.</li><li>the carrying capacity of a ship.</li><li>Mining: overburden.</li><li>Metallurgy: the minerals charged into a blast furnace or steelmaking furnace.</li><li>Accounting: overhead.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to load heavily.</li><li>to load oppressively; trouble.</li><li>Synonyms: vex, grieve, plague, perturb, afflict, try, saddle, weigh down.</li></ul>