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overburden

English

  1. 🔊 the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
  2. 🔊 an excessive burden
  3. 🔊 burden with too much work or responsibility
  4. 🔊 load with excessive weight

Similar words

overload 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