Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun overburden

2 senses of overburden

Sense 1
overburden -- (the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits)
       => land, ground, soil -- (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")

Sense 2
overload, overburden -- (an excessive burden)
       => load, loading, burden -- (weight to be borne or conveyed)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb overburden

2 senses of overburden

Sense 1
overburden -- (burden with too much work or responsibility)
       => charge, saddle, burden -- (impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend")

Sense 2
overburden -- (load with excessive weight)
       => burden, burthen, weight, weight down -- (weight down with a load)