Meaning of OVERBURDEN
| Pronunciation: | | [n]'owvur`burdn, [v]`owvur'burdn, `owvu'burdun
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- [n] an excessive burden
- [n] the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
- [v] burden with too much work or responsibility
- [v] load with excessive weight
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| | Synonyms: | | overload |
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| | See Also: | | burden, burden, burden, burthen, charge, ground, land, load, loading, saddle, soil, weight, weight down | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\O`ver*bur"den\, v. t.
To load with too great weight or too much care, etc. --Sir P.
Sidney.
\O"ver*bur`den\, n.
The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry. --Raymond.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Soil or rock layers that cover mineral deposits and must be removed prior to mining. |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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