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Meaning of
overburden
in English
overburden
us
//ˈoʊvərˌbɝdn//
uk
//ˈəʊvəˌbɜːdən//
#uncommon
Past Tense
overburdened
Participle Verb
overburdening
Third Person Singular
overburdens
Definitions
Verb
to
overload
or
weigh
down
;
exceed
limits
The
company
overburdened
its
employees
with
excessive
workload
.
Noun
rock
and
soil
above
a
mineral
deposit
The
miners
had
to
remove
the
overburden
to
reach
the
coal
seam
.
material
above
an
underground
geological
feature
The
miners
had
to
dig
through
the
overburden
to
expose
the
mineral
deposit
.
