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| NOUN: | 1. A duty or responsibility that is a source of anxiety, worry, or hardship: burden1, millstone, onus, weight. Informal : headache. See HEAVY, OVER. 2. A compulsory contribution, usually of money, that is required for the support of a government: assessment, duty, impost, levy, tariff. See MONEY, PAY, POLITICS. | | VERB: | 1. To make an accusation against: accuse, arraign, charge, denounce, incriminate, indict. See ATTACK, LAW, PRAISE. 2. To criticize for a fault or an offense: admonish, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, dress down, rap1, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold, upbraid. Informal : bawl out, lambaste. Slang : chew out. Idioms: bring (or call) (or take) to task, call on the carpet, haul (or rake) over the coals, let someone have it. See ATTACK, PRAISE. 3. To place a burden or heavy load on: burden1, charge, cumber, encumber, freight, lade, load, saddle, weight. See OVER. 4. To force to work: drive, task, work. Idioms: crack the whip. See WORK.
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