Meaning of 'load'

noun

goods carried by a large vehicle

Synonyms: shipment

noun

weight to be borne or conveyed

Synonyms: loading

noun

electrical device to which electrical power is delivered

noun

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

noun

an onerous or difficult concern

Synonyms: encumbrance incumbrance burden onus

noun

a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

Synonyms: lode

noun

the power output of a generator or power plant

noun

an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

Example: "They each got a load on and started a brawl."

noun

a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time

Example: "the system broke down under excessive loads"

Synonyms: loading

verb

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance

Synonyms: dilute

verb

fill or place a load on

Example: "load a car"

Synonyms: laden

verb

provide a device with something necessary

Example: "We loaded our guns carefully. "

Synonyms: charge

verb

put (something) on a structure or conveyance

Example: "load the bags onto the trucks"

verb

transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory