Synonyms and related words :
ballast, bear hard upon, burden, cramp, cripple, cumber, embarrass, encumber, enmesh, ensnarl, entangle, entoil, entrammel, entrap, entwine, fetter, go hard with, go ill with, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hobble, impede, involve, lame, lead, lie on, lime, load, lumber, net, oppress, overburden, overload, press, press down, sadden, saddle with, sandbag, shackle, snarl, tangle, toil, trammel, try one, weigh heavy on, weigh on, weigh upon, weight, weight down