Overburthen

Synonyms for "overburthen" (76 found)

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Closest matches (16)

overload bear hard upon burden burthen charge choke congest congestion cram crowd cumber drench

Verb(3 words)

forwork abuse do evil

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (22)

encumber freight glut gluttonize go hard with go ill with gorge hamper handicap jam jam-pack lade lie on load oppress overcharge overdo overfeed

Verb(3 words)

inundate misdo overencumber

Noun(1 words)

Related words (38)

overfill overflow overlade overstuff overtax overweigh overweight overwork pack plethora press hard upon push repletion rest hard upon saddle saddle with satiate saturate saturation soak

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strain stuff supercharge supersaturate surcharge surfeit tax try try one weigh down weigh heavy on weigh on weigh upon

Noun(1 words)

Verb(4 words)

overload overpoise surcharge swamp

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The over burthen of these expenses falls upon the sale of the commodity, and lessens the consumption.

Source: wiktionary

1832, John W. Colenso, "A Description of Happy-Union Tin Stream-work at Pentuan" in Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, T. Vigurs, Vol. 4, p. 38 https://books.google.ca/books?id=TjK_HG0RIdoC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false The overburthen contains no sea-sand, but is composed of silt and river gravel […] .

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In short the last man in the world, one would think, to be overburthened with thoughts, especially those perilous thoughts that must needs belong to a conspirator in any serious project, or even to the underling of such a conspirator.

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