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| 1. | [ noun ] weight to be borne or conveyed | |
| Synonyms: | loading burden | |
| Related terms: | weight overload dead_load overload burthen live_load millstone burden | |
| 2. | [ verb ] fill or place a load on | |
| Synonyms: | load_up laden lade | |
| Examples: | "load a car" "load the truck with hay" |
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| Related terms: | fill stack overload reload pack bomb_up cargo stevedore loading | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (transportation) a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time | |
| Synonyms: | loading | |
| Examples: | "the system broke down under excessive loads" |
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| Related terms: | indefinite_quantity trainload | |
| 4. | [ verb ] provide with munition "He loaded his gun carefully" | |
| Synonyms: | charge | |
| Related terms: | fill recharge charge | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (business) goods carried by a large vehicle | |
| Synonyms: | freight cargo shipment payload loading consignment lading | |
| Related terms: | merchandise transport freight | |
| 6. | [ verb ] fill by packing tightly | |
| Synonyms: | stow | |
| Examples: | "stow the cart" |
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| Related terms: | pack stowage | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (informal) an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate | |
| Examples: | "he got a load on and started a brawl" |
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| Related terms: | indefinite_quantity colloquialism | |
| 8. | [ verb ] place a load on | |
| Examples: | "Load the cart with apples" |
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| Related terms: | unload charge bomb_up overload pack | |
| 9. | [ noun ] an onerous or difficult concern | |
| Synonyms: | burden encumbrance onus incumbrance | |
| Examples: | "the burden of responsibility" "that's a load off my mind" |
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| Related terms: | concern dead_weight fardel pill imposition charge | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (physics) the power output of a generator or power plant | |
| Related terms: | electrical_power | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (military) the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents | |
| Synonyms: | payload warhead | |
| Related terms: | explosive atomic_warhead guided_missile | |
| 12. | [ verb ] put (something) on a structure or conveyance | |
| Examples: | "load the bags onto the trucks" |
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| Related terms: | situate put cargo loading | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (geology) a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks | |
| Synonyms: | lode | |
| Related terms: | deposit champion_lode | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (physics,electricity) electrical device to which electrical power is delivered | |
| Related terms: | electrical_device | |
| Similar spelling: |
Loyd Loud Lota Lodi lode Loudy Loida lot Lout Lott loti Loth loot Loht |
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