1. (

• load ,
• loading ,
• burden ,

) weight to be borne or conveyed ;

2. (

• load ,
• loading

) a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads" ;

3. (

• cargo ,
• lading ,
• freight ,
• load ,
• loading ,
• payload ,
• shipment ,
• consignment

) goods carried by a large vehicle ;

4. (

• load ,

) an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate; "he got a load on and started a brawl" ;

5. (

• load ,

) the power output of a generator or power plant ;

6. (

• burden ,
• load ,
• encumbrance ,
• incumbrance ,
• onus

) an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" ;

7. (

• lode ,
• load

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

8. (

• warhead ,
• payload ,
• load ,

) the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents ;

9. (

• load ,

) electrical device to which electrical power is delivered ;

1. (

• load ,
• lade ,
• laden ,
• load_up

) fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay" ;

2. (

• load ,
• charge ,

) provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera" ;

3. (

• load ,

) transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory ;

4. (

• load ,

) put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags onto the trucks" ;

5. (

• load ,
• adulterate ,
• stretch ,
• dilute ,
• debase ,

) corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" ;