overburden vs load

load vs overburden

overburden and load both are nouns.

overburden and load both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
overburden	Yes	No	Yes	No
load	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, load is a hypernym of overburden; that is, load is a word with a broader meaning than overburden:

overburden: an excessive burden
load: weight to be borne or conveyed

Other hypernyms of overburden include burden, loading.

overburden (noun)	load (noun)
an excessive burden	weight to be borne or conveyed
the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits	the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
	goods carried by a large vehicle
	electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
	an onerous or difficult concern
	a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
	the power output of a generator or power plant
	a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
	an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

overburden (verb)	load (verb)
burden with too much work or responsibility	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
load with excessive weight	fill or place a load on
	provide (a device) with something necessary
	put (something) on a structure or conveyance
	transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory

Difference between overburden and load

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