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noun
The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam, or any other underground feature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: mullock
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A sterile stratum that lies above the stratum being investigated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To overload or overtax.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an excessive burden
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: overload
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: load, loading, burden
noun
the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: land, ground, soil
verb
burden with too much work or responsibility
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: charge, saddle, burden
verb
load with excessive weight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: burden, burthen, weight, weight down
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English burden English overburden From over- + burden.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
