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overburden (verb)

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  • overburden — ► VERB ▪ burden excessively …   English terms dictionary

  • overburden — verb burden excessively. noun 1》 rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, etc. 2》 an excessive burden. Derivatives overburdensome adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • overburden — verb (transitive usually passive) to give someone or a system too much work or too many problems to deal with: an overburdened donkey (+ with): a student overburdened with essays …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • overburden — verb (t) /oʊvəˈbɜdn/ (say ohvuh berdn) 1. to load with too great a burden; overload. –noun /ˈoʊvəbɜdn/ (say ohvuhberdn) 2. an excessive burden. 3. unwanted material, overlying a mineral deposit …  

  • overburden — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈbɜː(r)d(ə)n] / US [ˌoʊvərˈbɜrd(ə)n] verb [transitive] Word forms overburden : present tense I/you/we/they overburden he/she/it overburdens present participle overburdening past tense overburdened past participle overburdened formal… …   English dictionary

  • overburden — I. transitive verb Date: 1532 to place an excessive burden on II. noun Date: 1855 material overlying a deposit of useful geological materials or bedrock …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • overburden — 1. noun a) The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam b) A sterile stratum that lies above the stratum being investigated 2 …   Wiktionary

  • overburden — o|ver|bur|den [ ,ouvər bɜrdn ] verb transitive FORMAL to give someone more work or problems than they can deal with …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • weight down — verb weight down with a load (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑burden, ↑burthen, ↑weight • Ant: ↑unburden (for: ↑burden) • …   Useful english dictionary

  • overtask — verb To task too heavily, to give someone or something to many tasks; overburden …   Wiktionary

  • overtax — verb a) To tax to an excessive degree The overtaxed shaft snapped. b) To overburden …   Wiktionary

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