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lighten the load
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to reduce the amount of work or responsibility someone has.

Meanings

to reduce the amount of work or responsibility someone has.

She hired an assistant to help lighten the load at work.

Synonyms

ease the burdenreduce the workloadalleviate the pressure

Antonyms

increase the burdenadd to the workload

to make something physically lighter by removing some of its contents.

We need to lighten the load of the truck before crossing the bridge.

Synonyms

unloaddecrease weightremove excess

Antonyms

load upadd weight

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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:54