Definition of overburden - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
jobgive someone more work or responsibility than they can handle
- Don't overburden your team with too many tasks.
2.
liftingload with excessive weight
- The truck was overburdened with heavy cargo.
Noun
1.
metaphoricalexcessive burden or load
- The project became an overburden for the small team.
2.
miningTECH. excess material covering a mineral depositTECH.
- The overburden was removed to access the coal seam.
3.
archaeologyTECH. sterile layer above an archaeological siteTECH.
- The excavation team carefully removed the overburden.
Images of overburden
excess material covering a mineral deposit 
sterile layer above an archaeological site
Origin of overburden
English, over + burden
Terms with overburden included in their meaning
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idiomatic
cause extreme exhaustion or overburden someone
burden
overburden a person or organization
extraction waste
mining waste material like overburden or tailings
overburden
force someone to do more than they can handle
Examples of overburden in a sentence
We mustn't overburden elderly caregivers with extra duties. Do not overburden the shelf with textbooks. The hikers overburdened their canoe with supplies. The constant demands became an overburden for the manager. Financial issues added an overburden to the struggling company. Removing the overburden was the first step in mining.
The overburden was thick and hard to dig through. The overburden was thicker than expected at the site. Removing the overburden revealed ancient artifacts.
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- French:surcharger, surcharge, ...
- German:überlasten, Überlastung, ...
- Italian:sovraccaricare, sovraccarico, ...
- Spanish:sobrecargar, sobrecarga, ...
- Portuguese:sobrecarregar, sobrecarga, ...
- Chinese:使负担过重, 过重负担, ...
- Japanese:過重な負担をかける, 過重負担, ...
- Arabic:أَثْقَلَ, عبء زائد, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַעֲמִיס, עוֹמֶס יֶתֶר, ...
- Russian:перегружать, непосильная ноша, ...
- Ukrainian:перевантажити, надмірний тягар, ...
- Hindi:अधिक काम देना, अत्यधिक बोझ, ...
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