Burden and Drain

Burden

Burden noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.

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Drain and burden are semantically related In some cases you can use "Drain" instead the word "Burden" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Drain noun - Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it.

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Burden and drain are semantically related in strain topic. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead the word "Drain" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: drained, draining, drainage

emotional	emotional burden	emotional drain
physical	physical burden	physical drain
complete	complete burden	complete drain
heavy	heavy burden	heavy drain
Other adjectives: real, constant, massive, serious, enormous, huge, dark, main, permanent, major, additional, significant, tremendous, larger, economic, financial.

It's possible to actually have more items in your inventory than you can carry, but you will not be able to move, and negative effects such as Burden or Drain/Damage Strength can lower encumbrance.

Source: Video Game / The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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