overburden

o·ver·bur·den

 (ō′vər-bûr′dn)

tr.v. o·ver·bur·dened, o·ver·bur·den·ing, o·ver·bur·dens

1. To burden with too much weight; overload.

2. To subject to an excessive burden or strain; overtax.

n. (ō′vər-bûr′dn)

1. An excessive burden; an overload.

2. Geology

a. Material overlying a useful mineral deposit.

b. Sedimentary rock covering older crystalline layers.

3. Archaeology A sterile stratum overlying a stratum bearing traces of the culture being studied.

overburden

vb

(tr) to load with excessive weight, work, etc

n

1. an excessive burden or load

2. (Geological Science) geology the sedimentary rock material that covers coal seams, mineral veins, etc

ˌoverˈburdensome adj

o•ver•bur•den

(v. ˌoʊ vərˈbɜr dn; n. ˈoʊ vərˌbɜr dn)
v.t.

1. to load with too great a burden.

n.

2. an excessive burden.

3. waste earth covering a mineral deposit.

[1570–80]

overburden

Past participle: overburdened
Gerund: overburdening

Imperative

overburden

overburden

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	overburden - the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits land, soil, ground - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
	2.	overburden - an excessive burden overload load, loading, burden - weight to be borne or conveyed
Verb	1.	overburden - burden with too much work or responsibility burden, saddle, charge - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
	2.	overburden - load with excessive weight burden, burthen, weight, weight down - weight down with a load

Translations

accablersurcharge

overburden

[ˌəʊvəˈbɜːdn] VT → sobrecargar (fig) → agobiar, abrumar
overburdened with worries → abrumado or agobiado por las preocupaciones

overburden

[ˌəʊvəˈbɜːdn] vt → sovraccaricare

overburden

v. agobiar, sobrecargar.