verb (used with object)
- to load with too great a burden; overload: He was overburdened with cares.
noun
- an excessive burden.
- Also called burden, capping. Mining. waste earth and rock covering a mineral deposit.
verb (ˌəʊvəˈbɜːdən)
- (tr) to load with excessive weight, work, etc
noun (ˈəʊvəˌbɜːdən)
- an excessive burden or load
- geology the sedimentary rock material that covers coal seams, mineral veins, etc
v.also over-burden, “to put too much weight on,” 1530s, from over- + burden (v.). Earliest uses are figurative. Related: Overburdened; overburdening.