Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
كشیدن
English translation:
impose/ to make to carry/ to burden
Persian (Farsi) term
كشیدن
The immediate context:
بار زياد ازم ميكشه.
It is said to have been what Soleymān heard an ass saying after he was granted the power to understand animal speech. In full:
خدايا! اين صاحبم به من خيلي ظلم ميكنه. بار زياد ازم ميكشه. منو بكش، تا صاحبم ضرر كنه و دلم خنك بشه!
Best wishes, and many thanks,
Simon
Proposed translations
Spain
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Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Spanish to Persian (Farsi), and 2 more.
impose/ to make to carry/ to burden
Iran
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Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Dari to English, Persian (Farsi) to English, and 3 more.
carry / haul / drag
باری را کشیدن means to haul load.
بار زیاد ازم می کشه means he makes me haul heavy load
Canada
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Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
to expolit
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
to (use force to) get
از كسي كار كشيدن: to force someone to work
از كسي حرف كشيدن: to force someone to talk
از كسي بار كشيدن: to force someone to carry loads
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Iran
Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
to tie up heavy loads/burdens on: He ties up heavy loads on me.
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Native in: English
Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi)
overload/load down
My owner really loads me down.
overwork (be overworked)
My master overworks me.
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Bar-keshidan is a compound verb in the Persian language; it is not reasonable to translate the constituent parts and combine them to get the whole meaning of an idiomatic verb. For instance, how would you answer this question:
What's the meaning of خوردن in "من دیروز زمین خوردم"?
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English- Dari , English Farsi
Native in: Dari
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