About The Word Overburden
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Overburden
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What's The Definition Of Overburden?
[n] an excessive burden
[n] the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits [v] burden with too much work or responsibility [v] load with excessive weight Synonyms | Synonyms for Overburden: overload Related Terms | Find terms related to Overburden: bear hard upon | burden | burthen | charge | choke | congest | cram | crowd | cumber | drench | encumber | freight | glut | gluttonize | go hard with | go ill with | gorge | hamper | handicap | jam | jam-pack | lade | lie on | load | oppress | overcharge | overfeed | overfill | overlade | overload | overstuff | overtax | overweigh | overweight | pack | press hard upon | rest hard upon | saddle | satiate | saturate | soak | stuff | supercharge | supersaturate | surcharge | surfeit | tax | try one | weigh down | weigh heavy on | weigh on | weigh upon See Also | burden | burden | burden | burthen | charge | ground | land | load | loading | saddle | soil | weight | weight down Overburden In Webster's Dictionary \O`ver*bur"den\, v. t.
To load with too great weight or too much care, etc. --Sir P.
Sidney.
\O"ver*bur`den\, n. The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry. --Raymond. |
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