n.
1.an onerous or difficult concern
2.weight to be borne or conveyed
3.the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
4.the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse burden v.
1.weight down with a load
2.impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
Idiom of the Day
strike out at (someone or something)
to hit at or attack someone or something
The boy struck out at his friend in the playground.