Burden and Pull

Burden

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

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

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Pull noun - The act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force.

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

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

full	full burden	full pull
complete	complete burden	complete pull
annoying	annoying burden	annoying pull
heavy	heavy burden	heavy pull
Other adjectives: real, constant, massive, serious, huge, cruel, major, extra, significant, sudden.

burden people

pull people

In Rocket Age Bahmoots, velociraptor-style reptiles, are used as beasts of burden on Mars, while the Silthuri use a three and a half metre tall bird called the Royal Karn to pull their chariots.

Source: Horse of a Different Color
In Rocket Age Bahmoots, velociraptor-like reptiles, are used as beasts of burden on Mars, while the Silthuri use a three and a half metre tall bird called the Royal Karn to pull their chariots.

Source: Horse of a Different Color
The main difference is that Mighty Whitey characters join the culture of color, while White Man's Burden characters pull a person of color out of their native culture.

Source: White Man's Burden

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