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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

hamstring collapse: one of the tendons at the back of the knee; cripple by cutting the hamstring; make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"

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

add collapse: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"; make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!"; state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"; constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation"

lame collapse: a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress"

cripple collapse: someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back; deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"; deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work"

lime collapse: the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees; any of various related trees bearing limes; cover with lime so as to induce growth; "lime the lawn"

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"

impede collapse: be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"

entangle collapse: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"; entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"

trammel collapse: a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble; an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace

weigh collapse: to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"; determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"; have a certain weight

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"

saddle collapse: posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl; a seat for the rider of a horse; a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe; cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins; load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"; put a saddle on; "saddle the horses"

tangle collapse: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"; a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"

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