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white elephant collapse: albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia; a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive

overburden collapse: the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits; burden with too much work or responsibility; load with excessive weight

millstone collapse: one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain; any load that is difficult to carry

loading collapse: the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.; "the loading took 2 hours"; the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift

incumbency collapse: the office of an incumbent; a duty that is incumbent upon you

bale collapse: a large bundle bound for storage or transport; make into a bale; "bale hay"

incubus collapse: a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; someone who depresses or worries others

surcharge collapse: an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill); show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given; fill to an excessive degree; "The air was surcharged with tension"; print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote; fill to capacity with people; "The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"; charge an extra fee, as for a special service

overload collapse: an excessive burden; an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power; place too much a load on; "don't overload the car"; become overloaded; "The aerator overloaded"

penalty collapse: (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game; the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"; a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

disadvantage collapse: the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position; put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"

oppress collapse: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"

oppression collapse: the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"; a feeling of being oppressed; the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"

inconvenience collapse: the quality of not being useful or convenient; an inconvenient discomfort

difficulty collapse: the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"; a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"; a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"

hamper collapse: a basket usually with a cover; prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"

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