'overburden' definitions:
Definition of 'overburden'
From: WordNet
noun
The surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
noun
An excessive burden [syn: overload, overburden]
verb
Burden with too much work or responsibility
verb
Load with excessive weight
Synonyms of 'overburden'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bear hard upon,
- burden,
- burthen,
- charge,
- choke,
- congest,
- cram,
- crowd,
- cumber,
- drench,
- encumber,
- freight,
- glut,
- gluttonize,
- go hard with,
- go ill with,
- gorge,
- hamper,
- handicap,
- jam,
- jam-pack,
- lade,
- lie on,
- load,
- oppress,
- overcharge,
- overfeed,
- overfill,
- overlade,
- overload,
- overstuff,
- overtax,
- overweigh,
- overweight,
- pack,
- press hard upon,
- rest hard upon,
- saddle,
- satiate,
- saturate,
- soak,
- stuff,
- supercharge,
- supersaturate,
- surcharge,
- surfeit,
- tax,
- try one,
- weigh down,
- weigh heavy on,
- weigh on,
- weigh upon