Load

English Meaning

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.

1. A weight or mass that is supported: the load on an arch.
2. The overall force to which a structure is subjected in supporting a weight or mass or in resisting externally applied forces.
3. Something that is carried, as by a vehicle, person, or animal: a load of firewood.
4. The quantity that is or can be carried at one time.
5. The share of work allocated to or required of a person, machine, group, or organization.
6. The demand for services or performance made on a machine or system.
7. The amount of material that can be inserted into a device or machine at one time: The camera has a full load of film.
8. A single charge of ammunition for a firearm.
9. A mental weight or burden: Good news took a load off my mind.
10. A responsibility regarded as oppressive.
11. The external mechanical resistance against which a machine acts.
12. Electricity The power output of a generator or power plant.
13. Electricity A device or the resistance of a device to which power is delivered.
14. A front-end load.
15. Informal A great number or amount. Often used in the plural: loads of parties during the holiday season.
16. Slang A heavy or overweight person.
17. Genetic load.
18. To put (something) into or onto a structure or conveyance: loading grain onto a train.
19. To put something into or onto (a structure or conveyance): loaded the tanker with crude oil.
20. To provide or fill nearly to overflowing; heap: loaded the table with food.
21. To weigh down; burden: was loaded with worries.
22. To insert (a necessary material) into a device: loaded film into the camera; loaded rounds into the rifle.
23. To insert a necessary material into: loaded the camera with film.
24. Games To make (dice) heavier on one side by adding weight.
25. To charge with additional meanings, implications, or emotional import: loaded the question to trick the witness.
26. To dilute, adulterate, or doctor. See Synonyms at adulterate.
27. To raise the power demand in (an electrical circuit), as by adding resistance.
28. To increase (an insurance premium or mutual fund share price) by adding expenses or sale costs.
29. Baseball To have or put runners on (first, second, and third base).
30. Computer Science To transfer (data) from a storage device into a computer's memory.
31. Computer Science To mount (a diskette) onto a floppy disk drive.
32. Computer Science To mount (a magnetic tape) onto a tape drive.
33. To receive a load: Container ships can load rapidly.
34. To charge a firearm with ammunition.
35. To put or place a load into or onto a structure, device, or conveyance.
36. get a load of Slang To look at; notice.
37. get a load of To listen to: Get a load of this!
38. have a load on Slang To be intoxicated.
39. take a load off To sit or lie down.