kuormittaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- encumber verb To weigh something down with a heavy load.
- freight noun Goods transported in bulk by ship, train, truck, or aircraft.
- load verb To put a quantity of goods, cargo, or material onto or into something for transport or storage.
- overload verb To load something with more than it can safely or properly handle.
- saddle noun A leather seat fitted to the back of a horse or other animal for a rider.
- strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.
- weight noun How heavy someone or something is.
Senses
kuormittaa is used for these senses in English:
- freight To load (a vehicle or vessel) with freight (cargo); also, to hire or rent out (a vehicle or vessel) to carry cargo or passengers.
- load (transitive) To encumber with something negative, to place as an encumbrance.
- overload (transitive, object-oriented) To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts.
- saddle (often, passive) Chiefly followed by with: to burden or encumber (someone) with some problem or responsibility.
- strain (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
- weight (transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone.
encumber — full definition
- verb To weigh something down with a heavy load.
- verb To hold something back or get in its way.
- verb (law) To place a legal claim or duty on property, such as a debt.
freight — full definition
- noun Goods transported in bulk by ship, train, truck, or aircraft.
- verb To transport goods, or to load a vehicle or vessel with cargo.
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