'Burden' definitions:

Definition of 'burden'

(from WordNet)
noun
An onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" [syn: burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus]
noun
Weight to be borne or conveyed [syn: load, loading, burden]
noun
The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work [syn: effect, essence, burden, core, gist]
noun
The central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
verb
Weight down with a load [syn: burden, burthen, weight, weight down] [ant: disburden, unburden]
verb
Impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" [syn: charge, saddle, burden]

Definition of 'Burden'

From: GCIDE
  • Burden \Bur"den\ (b[^u]r"d'n), n. [OE. burdoun the bass in music, F. bourdon; cf. LL. burdo drone, a long organ pipe, a staff, a mule. Prob. of imitative origin. Cf. Bourdon.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • I would sing my song without a burden. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The drone of a bagpipe. --Ruddiman. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Burden'

From: GCIDE
  • Burden \Bur"den\, n. [See Burdon.] A club. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Burden'

From: GCIDE
  • Burden \Bur"den\ (b[^u]"d'n), n. [Written also burthen.] [OE. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr[eth]en; akin to Icel. byr[eth]i, Dan. byrde, Sw. b["o]rda, G. b["u]rde, OHG. burdi, Goth. ba['u]r[thorn]ei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS. beran, Goth. bairan. [root]92. See 1st Bear.]
  • 1. That which is borne or carried; a load. [1913 Webster]
  • Plants with goodly burden bowing. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. [1913 Webster]
  • Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone, To all my friends a burden grown. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Metal.) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace. --Raymond. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A birth. [Obs. & R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Beast of burden, an animal employed in carrying burdens.
  • Burden of proof [L. onus probandi] (Law), the duty of proving a particular position in a court of law, a failure in the performance of which duty calls for judgment against the party on whom the duty is imposed. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Burden, Load.
  • Usage: A burden is, in the literal sense, a weight to be borne; a load is something laid upon us to be carried. Hence, when used figuratively, there is usually a difference between the two words. Our burdens may be of such a nature that we feel bound to bear them cheerfully or without complaint. They may arise from the nature of our situation; they may be allotments of Providence; they may be the consequences of our errors. What is upon us, as a load, we commonly carry with greater reluctance or sense of oppression. Men often find the charge of their own families to be a burden; but if to this be added a load of care for others, the pressure is usually serve and irksome. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Burden'

From: GCIDE
  • Burden \Bur"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burdened; p. pr. & vb. n. Burdening.]
  • 1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load. [1913 Webster]
  • I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened. --2 Cor. viii. 13. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes. [1913 Webster]
  • My burdened heart would break. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable). [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To load; encumber; overload; oppress. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'burden'

From: GCIDE
  • Burdon \Bur"don\, n. [See Bourdon.] A pilgrim's staff. [Written also burden.] --Rom. of R. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'burden'

From: Easton
  • Burden
  • A load of any kind (Ex. 23:5).
  • A severe task (Ex. 2:11).
  • A difficult duty, requiring effort (Ex. 18:22).
  • A prophecy of a calamitous or disastrous nature (Isa. 13:1; 17:1; Hab. 1:1, etc.).

Synonyms of 'burden'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Burden, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Burden, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000) :
564
Housing Units (2000) :
236
Land area (2000) :
0.526134 sq. miles (1.362682 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.009121 sq. miles (0.023623 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.535255 sq. miles (1.386305 sq. km)
FIPS code :
09250
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
37.314128 N, 96.755377 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
67019
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.