A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.
The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
A responsibility, onus.
The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
Theme, core idea.
The drone of a bagpipe.
The total amount of toxins, parasites, cancer cells, plaque or similar present in an organism.
A heavy load.
To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.
Any extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
Torture, originally as inflicted by an instrument of torture.
To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)