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OVERBURDEN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An excessive burden

Synonyms:

overburden; overload

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("overburden" is a kind of...):

burden; load; loading (weight to be borne or conveyed)

Derivation:

overburden (burden with too much work or responsibility)

overburden (load with excessive weight)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("overburden" is a kind of...):

ground; land; soil (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Burden with too much work or responsibility

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "overburden" is one way to...):

burden; charge; saddle (impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

Derivation:

overburden (an excessive burden)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Load with excessive weight

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "overburden" is one way to...):

burden; burthen; weight; weight down (weight down with a load)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

overburden (an excessive burden)

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