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load

Dictionary definition · load

noun

  1. weight to be borne or conveyed
  2. a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time"the system broke down under excessive loads"
  3. goods carried by a large vehicle
  4. an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate"he got a load on and started a brawl"
  5. the power output of a generator or power plant
  6. an onerous or difficult concern"the burden of responsibility"
  7. a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

verb

  1. fill or place a load on"load a car"
  2. provide (a device) with something necessary"He loaded his gun carefully"
  3. transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
  4. put (something) on a structure or conveyance"load the bags onto the trucks"
  5. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones"adulterate liquor"

Similar words

burdenloadingladeladenload upchargecargoconsignmentfreightlading

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).