Burden and Strength

Burden

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

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Strength and burden are semantically related In some cases you can use "Strength" instead a noun "Burden".

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Strength noun - The ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task.

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Burden and strength are semantically related in advantage topic. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead a noun "Strength".

emotional	emotional burden	emotional strength
physical	physical burden	physical strength
full	full burden	full strength
sheer	sheer burden	sheer strength
Other adjectives: actual, real, massive, great, enormous, huge, lower, main, spiritual, moral, mental, military, extra, significant, immense, tremendous, greater, biggest.

Sophisticated as Hell: Gwen recites this poem from her journal:Family passes on like flowers in a storm,Death is a burden, destroys all that is warm,The fire moves on with the strength of a single coal,Trent is a f**king tool he needs to die in a hole.

Source: Fan Fic / Total Drama Returns
After he ponders his own words "Burden" and "Carry", it seems obvious that his Eureka Moment would lead to using his Super Speed and Super Strength to carry his allies to safety, right?

Source: Webcomic / Hero Material
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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