- (n.) A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds.
- (n.) The drone of a bagpipe.
- (n.) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
- (v.t.) To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
- (n.) A birth.
- (n.) That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome or oppressive.
- (n.) The capacity of a vessel or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
- (n.) A club.
- (v.t.) To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes.
- (n.) That which is borne or carried; a load.
- (v.t.) To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). burden. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/burden/definitions/1983194 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "burden" http://smartdefine.org/burden/definitions/1983194 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, burden, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/burden/definitions/1983194>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "burden" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/burden/definitions/1983194> |