Burden and Hook

Burden

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

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

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Hook

Hook noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

Burden and hook are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead the word "Hook" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: hooked, hookup, hooker, hooking, hooky

How words are described

old old burden old hook
direct direct burden direct hook
actual actual burden actual hook
real real burden real hook
Other adjectives: massive, large, great, huge, main, major, biggest.

Common collocations

people burden people hook people
nothing burden nothing hook nothing

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Silver Spoon Worse, Mikage's family co-signed the loan for them, so they're on the hook for it as well, which is more reason why Komaba wants to work, so that he doesn't burden them as well.
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