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Last — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burden noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
  • charge noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
  • incubus noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
  • load verb To put a quantity of goods, cargo, or material onto or into something for transport or storage.
  • scourge noun A whip, especially one with several lashes, historically used to punish or torture.
  • tote noun A large bag with handles, used for carrying everyday items (short for tote bag).
  • yoke noun A wooden bar or frame joining two draught animals, such as oxen, at the neck so they can pull a plough or cart together.

Senses

Last is used for these senses in English:

  • burden A heavy load.
  • burden A responsibility, onus.
  • burden A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
  • charge A load or burden; cargo.
  • incubus (by extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden.
  • load A burden; a weight to be carried.
  • load (electrical engineering) The electrical current or power delivered by a device.
  • scourge A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.

burden — full definition

  1. noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
  2. verb To load someone down, literally or figuratively, with a burden.

charge — full definition

  1. noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
  2. noun A formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
  3. noun A sudden, forceful rush forward, especially in an attack.
  4. verb To ask someone to pay a particular amount.
  5. verb To formally accuse someone of a crime.

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