Synonyms: burden, load, loading
Definition: weight to be borne or conveyed
Similar words: weight
Definition: an artifact that is heavy
Synonyms: burden, incumbrance, load, encumbrance, onus
Definition: an onerous or difficult concern
Usage: the burden of responsibility; that's a load off my mind
Similar words: concern, headache, vexation, worry
Definition: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
Usage: New York traffic is a constant concern; it's a major worry
Synonyms: burden
Definition: the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
Definition: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
Usage: it was not a good idea; the thought never entered my mind
Synonyms: core, effect, gist, essence, burden
Definition: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
Similar words: significance, signification, meaning, import
Definition: the message that is intended or expressed or signified
Usage: what is the meaning of this sentence; the significance of a red traffic light; the signification of Chinese characters; the import of his announcement was ambiguous
Synonyms: charge, burden, saddle
Definition: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
Usage: He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend
Synonyms: burden, burthen, weight, weight down
Definition: weight down with a load