Clues for the word "BURDEN"

We've had 18 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 30 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on September 04, 2025.

Definition of burden

n. - That which is borne or carried; a load.
n. - That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
n. - The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden.
n. - The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
n. - The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
n. - A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds.
n. - A birth.
v. t. - To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.
v. t. - To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes.
v. t. - To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
n. - 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.
n. - The drone of a bagpipe.
n. - A club.