n. 25B6; noun
they shouldered their burdens : LOAD, cargo, weight; pack, bundle.
a financial burden : RESPONSIBILITY, onus, charge, duty, obligation, liability; trouble, care, problem, worry, difficulty, strain, encumbrance.
the burden of his message : GIST, substance, drift, thrust, meaning, significance, essence, import, message.
25B6; verb
he was burdened with a heavy pack : LOAD, charge, weigh down, encumber, hamper; overload, overburden.
avoid burdening them with guilt : OPPRESS, trouble, worry, harass, upset, distress; haunt, afflict, strain, stress, tax, overwhelm.