an onerous or difficult concern; the burden of responsibility; thats a load off my mind
[ Syn: load , encumbrance , incumbrance , onus ]
weight to be borne or conveyed
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
burden (n.)
weight down with a load
[ Syn: burthen , weight , weight down ]
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend