saddle vs burden

saddle and burden both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saddle	Yes	No	Yes	No
burden	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, saddle and burden are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of saddle include charge.

As verbs, burden is a hypernym of saddle; that is, burden is a word with a broader meaning than saddle:

Other hypernyms of saddle include burthen, weight, weight down.

saddle (noun)	burden (noun)
posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl	weight to be borne or conveyed
a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal	the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
a seat for the rider of a bicycle	an onerous or difficult concern
a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe	the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)

saddle (verb)	burden (verb)
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to	impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
put a saddle on	weight down with a load
load or burden; encumber