noun
weight to be borne or conveyed
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noun
a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
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- the system broke down under excessive loads
noun
the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
noun
goods carried by a large vehicle
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noun
the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.
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- the loading took 2 hours
verb
fill or place a load on
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- load a car
- load the truck with hay
verb
provide (a device) with something necessary
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- He loaded his gun carefully
- load the camera
verb
transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
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verb
put (something) on a structure or conveyance
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- load the bags onto the trucks
verb
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
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- often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- adulterate liquor