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Load Meaning & Definition
Load Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Load?

[n] goods carried by a large vehicle
[n] weight to be borne or conveyed
[n] electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
[n] the part of a missile or torpedo that carries the explosive charge
[n] an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
[n] a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
[n] the power output of a generator or power plant
[n] (informal) an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate; "he got a load on and started a brawl"
[n] a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads"
[v] place a load on; "Load the cart with apples"
[v] fill or load; "load a car"
[v] provide with munition"He loaded his gun carefully"
[v] fill by packing tightly; "stow the cart"
[v] put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags onto the trucks"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Load: burden | burden | cargo | consignment | encumbrance | freight | incumbrance | lade | laden | lading | load up | loading | loading | lode | onus | payload | shipment | stow | warhead

Related Terms | Find terms related to Load: abundance | acres | adulterate | affliction | albatross | anxiety | bag | baggage | bags | bale | barrel | barrels | bear | bear hard upon | bellyful | bitter cup | bitter draft | bitter draught | bitter pill | blast | bottle | box | brim | bumper | burden | burden of care | burdening | burthen | bushel | can | cankerworm of care | capacity | care | cargo | carload | carry | cartload | ceil | charge | charging | chock | choke | cock | complement | congest | consignment | convey | cook | copiousness | countlessness | cram | crate | cross | crowd | crown of thorns | crush | cumber | cumbrance | curse | deadweight | debase | detonate | difficulty | disadvantage | discharge | distress | doctor | drag | drain | drop | duty | eject | embarrassment | encumber | encumbrance | face | fake | feather | fell | fill | fill to overflowing | fill up | fire | fire off | flood | freight | freightage | full house | full load | full measure | fur | gall | gall and wormwood | get up steam | glut | go hard with | go ill with | gobs | goods | gorge | grievance | gun | gun for | hamper | handicap | haul | heap | heap up | hit | impediment | impedimenta | imposition | inconvenience | incubus | incumbency | infliction | inlay | interline | jam | jam up | jam-pack | juggle | lade | lading | let fly | let off | liability | lie on | line | loading | luggage | lumber | manipulate | mass | millstone | mountain | mouthful | much | multitude | numerousness | obligation | ocean | oceans | onus | oodles | oppress | oppression | overburden | overfill | overload | oversupply | overtax | overtaxing | overweight | overweighting | overwhelm | pack | pack away | pack of troubles | pad | parcel | payload | peck | peck of troubles | pelt | penalty | pepper | pick off | pile | pistol | plant | plenitude | plenty | plug | pocket | pot | potshoot | potshot | press hard upon | pressure | prime | profusion | quantities | quantity | ram in | responsibility | rest hard upon | retouch | riddle | rig | sack | saddle | saddle with | saddling | salt | satiate | saturate | sea | sea of troubles | set | ship | shipload | shipment | shoot | shoot at | shoot down | skinful | slew | snipe | snootful | sophisticate | sorrow | spate | squeeze | stack | steam up | store | stow | strike | stuff | superabundance | supercharge | superfluity | superincumbency | surcharge | surfeit | swamp | take a potshot | tamper with | task | tax | taxing | thorn | tons | top off | torpedo | trailerload | trainload | transport | trouble | truckload | try one | vanload | volume | wad | wads | wainscot | warhead | warm up | waters of bitterness | weigh | weigh down | weigh heavy on | weigh on | weigh upon | weight | white elephant | wind | wind up | woe | world | worlds | worry

See Also | alluviation | atomic warhead | bomb up | burthen | champion lode | charge | concern | dead load | dead weight | deposit | electric power | electrical device | electrical power | explosive | fardel | fill | fill up | guided missile | headache | imposition | indefinite quantity | lay | live load | load down | make full | merchandise | millstone | mother lode | nuclear warhead | nuke | overburden | overcharge | overload | overload | pack | place | pose | position | product | put | recharge | reload | sedimentation | set | stack | superload | surcharge | thermonuclear warhead | trainload | vexation | wares | wattage | weight | worry

Load In Webster's Dictionary

\Load\, n. [OE. lode load, way; properly the same word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See {Lade}, {Lead}, v., {Lode}.] 1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load. He might such a load To town with his ass carry. --Gower. 2. The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel; that which will constitute a cargo; lading. 3. That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits; as, a load of care. `` A . . . load of guilt.'' --Ray. `` Our life's a load.'' --Dryden. 4. A particular measure for certain articles, being as much as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load of hay; specifically, five quarters. 5. The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder. 6. Weight or violence of blows. [Obs.] --Milton. 7. (Mach.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working. {Load line}, or {Load water line} (Naut.), the line on the outside of a vessel indicating the depth to which it sinks in the water when loaded. Syn: Burden; lading; weight; cargo. See {Burden}.
\Load\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loading}. Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.] 1. To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon. I strive all in vain to load the cart. --Gascoigne. I have loaden me with many spoils. --Shak. Those honors deep and broad, wherewith Your majesty loads our house. --Shak. 2. To adulterate or drug; as, to load wine. [Cant] 3. To magnetize.[Obs.] --Prior. {Loaded dice}, dice with one side made heavier than the others, so that the number on the opposite side will come up oftenest.

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