load

Noun
  1. Weight to be borne or conveyed (synset 103685312)
    is a type of: weight - an artifact that is heavy
    subtypes:
    • burthen - a variant of `burden'
    • dead load - a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself
    • live load, superload - a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic
    • millstone - any load that is difficult to carry
    • overburden, overload - an excessive burden
    • overload - an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
    same as: burden, loading
  2. A quantity that can be processed or transported at one time (synset 113794608)
    "the system broke down under excessive loads"
    is a type of: indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity
    subtypes: trainload - quantity that can be carried by a train
    same as: loading
  3. Goods carried by a large vehicle (synset 102967841)
    is a type of: merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale
    same as: cargo, consignment, freight, lading, loading, payload, shipment
  4. An amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate (synset 113794453)
    "he got a load on and started a brawl"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    is a type of: indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity
  5. The power output of a generator or power plant (synset 111469898)
    is a type of: electric power, electrical power, wattage - the product of voltage and current
  6. An onerous or difficult concern (synset 105841069)
    "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
    is a type of: concern, headache, vexation, worry - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
    subtypes:
    • dead weight - an oppressive encumbrance
    • fardel - a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)
    • imposition - an uncalled-for burden
    • pill - something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
    same as: burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
  7. A deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks (synset 111466163)
    is a type of: alluviation, deposit, sedimentation - the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
    subtypes: champion lode, mother lode - the main vein of ore in a deposit
    same as: lode
  8. The front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents (synset 104558661)
    is a type of: explosive - a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
    subtypes: atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, nuke, thermonuclear warhead - the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
    is a part of: guided missile - a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
    same as: payload, warhead
  9. Electrical device to which electrical power is delivered (synset 103685574)
    is a type of: electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity
Verb
  1. Fill or place a load on (synset 201492646)
    "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"
    is a type of: fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense
    subtypes:
    same as: lade, laden, load up
  2. Provide (a device) with something necessary (synset 201492993)
    "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera"
    is a type of: fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense
    subtypes: recharge, reload - load anew
    same as: charge
  3. Transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory (synset 202236692)
    referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    is a type of: transfer - move from one place to another
  4. Put (something) on a structure or conveyance (synset 201614988)
    "load the bags onto the trucks"
    is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
  5. Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance;
    Often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones (synset 200488684)
    "adulterate liquor"
    is a type of: corrupt, spoil - alter from the original
    subtypes:
    same as: adulterate, debase, dilute, stretch
    verb group: extend, stretch - increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

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