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weight to be borne or conveyed
(noun) incumbrance, load, encumbrance, onus
an onerous or difficult concern
the burden of responsibility; that's a load off my mind
(noun) core, effect, gist, essence
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend
(verb) burthen, weight, weight down
weight down with a load