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• burden — n *load, cargo, freight, lading burden vb Burden, encumber, cumber, weigh, weight, load, lade, tax, charge, saddle are comparable when they mean to lay a heavy load upon or to lie like a heavy load upon a person or thing. Burden implies the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• weigh — weigh1 [wā] vt. [ME weien, to weigh, bear < OE wegan, to carry, bear, akin to Ger weigan, wägen < IE base * weĝh , to go, draw > OE wæg, a wave, L vehere, to carry, bring] 1. to determine the weight of by means of a scale or balance 2.… …   English World dictionary

• weigh — S3 [weı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be a particular weight)¦ 2¦(measure weight)¦ 3¦(consider/compare)¦ 4¦(influence)¦ 5 weigh your words 6 weigh anchor Phrasal verbs 　weigh somebody<=>down 　weigh in 　weigh on somebody …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• burden — bur·den n 1: something that is a duty, obligation, or responsibility the prosecution has the burden of proving every element of the offense the statute imposes undue burden s burden of pleading the necessary elements 2 …   Law dictionary

• burden — burden1 [bʉrd′ n] n. [ME birthen < OE byrthen, akin to ON byrthr, a load: for IE base see BEAR1] 1. anything that is carried; load 2. anything one has to bear or put up with; heavy load, as of work, duty, responsibility, or sorrow 3. the… …   English World dictionary

• weigh — [v1] measure heaviness counterbalance, have a weight of, heft, measure, put in the balance, put on the scale, scale, tip the scales at; concept 103 weigh [v2] consider, contemplate analyze, appraise, balance, brainstorm*, deliberate, estimate,… …   New thesaurus

• weigh — I verb balance, bear heavily, burden, cogitate, consider, considerare, contemplate, cumber, deliberate, determine the heaviness of, encumber, estimate, evaluate, examine, find the weight of, gauge, load down, measure according to weight, meditate …   Law dictionary

• weigh down — [v] depress bear down, burden, cumber, get down, hold down, oppress, overburden, overload, press, press down, prey on, pull down, sadden, task, trouble, weight, weigh upon, worry; concepts 7,19 Ant. cheer, delight, please …   New thesaurus

• burden — [n] mental weight; stress accountability, affliction, albatross*, anxiety, ball and chain*, blame, care, charge, clog, concern, deadweight, difficulty, duty, encumbrance, excess baggage*, grievance, hardship, Herculean task, hindrance, load,… …   New thesaurus

• weigh\ on — • weigh (up)on v 1. To be a weight or pressure on; be heavy on. The pack weighed heavily on the soldier s back. 2. To make sad or worried; trouble; disturb; upset. Sadness weighed on Mary s heart when her kitten died. John s wrongdoing weighed… …   Словарь американских идиом

• weigh\ upon — • weigh (up)on v 1. To be a weight or pressure on; be heavy on. The pack weighed heavily on the soldier s back. 2. To make sad or worried; trouble; disturb; upset. Sadness weighed on Mary s heart when her kitten died. John s wrongdoing weighed… …   Словарь американских идиом