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weight down vs overburden

overburden vs weight down

weight down is not a noun while overburden is a noun.

weight down and overburden both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
weight down No No Yes No
overburden Yes No Yes No
As verbs, overburden is a hyponym of weight down; that is, overburden is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weight down:
  • weight down: weight down with a load
  • overburden: load with excessive weight
Other hyponyms of weight down include plumb, saddle.
weight down (noun) overburden (noun)
an excessive burden
the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
weight down (verb) overburden (verb)
weight down with a load burden with too much work or responsibility
load with excessive weight
Difference between weight down and overburden

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