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load - weight to be borne or conveyed |
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loading,
burden |
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weight an artifact that is heavy
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burthen a variant of `burden'
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dead load a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself
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live load,
superload a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic
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millstone one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
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overburden,
overload the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
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overload an excessive burden
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load - an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate; "he got a load on and started a brawl" |
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indefinite quantity an estimated quantity
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colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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load - a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads" |
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loading |
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indefinite quantity an estimated quantity
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trainload quantity that can be carried by a train
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load - electrical device to which electrical power is delivered |
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electrical device a device that produces or is powered by electricity
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load - the power output of a generator or power plant |
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electrical power,
electric power,
wattage the product of voltage and current
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| Verb |
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load - fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay" |
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lade,
laden |
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fill,
fill up,
make full plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
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load down,
pack treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice"
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bomb up load an aircraft with bombs
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overcharge,
overload,
surcharge rip off; ask an unreasonable price
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reload place a new load on; "The movers reloaded the truck"
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stack arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances; "stack the deck of cards"
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load - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" |
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adulterate,
stretch,
dilute,
debase |
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corrupt,
spoil alter from the original
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water down thin by adding water to; "They watered down the moonshine"
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doctor,
doctor up,
sophisticate give medical treatment to
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load - provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera" |
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charge |
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fill,
fill up,
make full plug with a substance; "fill a cavity"
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recharge,
reload charge anew; "recharge a battery"
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load - put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags onto the trucks" |
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lay,
place,
pose,
position,
put,
set put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
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load - transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory |
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transfer transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
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computer science,
computing the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
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