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n.
1) to bear, carry, shoulder a ~
2) to impose, place a ~ on smb.
3) to alleviate, lighten, relieve a ~
4) to share a ~
5) to distribute a ~ equitably
6) a crushing, heavy, onerous ~
7) a financial; tax ~
8) a ~ on, to (he became a ~ to his family)
9) ( misc. ) it was a heavy ~ to bear
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v. ( D ; tr. ) to ~with (she didn't want to ~ us with her problems)