- cause of worry
A burden of gad steel is 120 pounds.
- the electrical current or power delivered by a device
I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack.
- The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity
He's working out with weights. Weight-bearing exercise is now understood to be just as important as cardio.
uncountable
- A pressing; a force applied to a surface
Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
uncountable
- load or burden
There will be a charge of five dollars.
uncountable
- oppressive thing or person; a burden
pl. incubi
- heavy burden
- (nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability
- Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax f...
a heavy tax on time or health
uncountable
- source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble
He flogged him with a scourge.
- Any of various large seabirds of the family ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a h...
- Equipment intended for an activity that serves as more of a hindrance than a help, especially military baggage