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    o·ver·bur·den

    verb

    • 1. load (someone) with too many things to carry: "they were overburdened with luggage"

    noun

    • 1. rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, or other underground feature.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › overburdenOverburden Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the verb and noun meanings of overburden, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Overburden can mean to place an excessive burden on or to refer to material overlying a deposit of useful geologic materials or bedrock.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOVERBURDEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    OVERBURDEN definition: 1. to make someone or something work too hard or carry, contain, or deal with too much: 2. to make…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOVERBURDEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    OVERBURDEN meaning: 1. to make someone or something work too hard or carry, contain, or deal with too much: 2. to make…. Learn more.

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    Overburden definition: to load with too great a burden; overload. See examples of OVERBURDEN used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › overburdenOverburden - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you give someone too much to carry, you overburden them. Don't overburden yourself with too much gear in your hiking backpack, or you'll never make it up the mountain!

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › overburdenoverburden verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb overburden, which means to give somebody or something more work, worry, etc. than they can deal with. See example sentences and synonyms for overburden.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOVERBURDEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Overburden means to load with excessive weight, work, etc, or to have an excessive burden or load. It also refers to the waste rock or soil that covers a mineral deposit in geology.