heavy-laden
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5.5
- adjective
- /ˈhɛviˈleɪdən/
- The heavy-laden truck struggled to climb the steep hill.
Examples
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Camels, heavy-laden with saffron and thyme, are sailing through the desert toward her and the other anxious wives waiting on the edge of Ur.
Fiction book (1998) -
Her heavy-laden backpack made it difficult for her to hike up the mountain.
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The farmer watched as his heavy-laden cart slowly made its way across the field.
Synonyms
22
4.2
Has more than it can safely hold, for example weight, work, or electricity
13
4.1
Made heavy and hard to move or feeling very tired
8
1.0
Full of a large amount of something and bending under it
8
5.3
Having more work, duties, or worry than you can handle
4
4.1
Carrying a heavy load like bags or boxes
3
4.5
Carrying heavy things or having serious worries that make you feel tired
3
7.1
Not able to move easily because of heavy things or too many duties
2
4.3
Carrying a heavy weight that makes moving slow or hard
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7.0
Carrying more weight or things than it can safely hold
Antonyms
How Burdened
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heavy-laden comes from two plain parts: heavy ('weighing a lot') and laden ('carrying a load', like the word 'load'). So it gives a clear picture of something or someone literally 'loaded down' and weighed down by a heavy burden.