Load - Definition

n 1: weight to be borne or conveyed [syn: load, loading,
burden]
2: a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time;
"the system broke down under excessive loads" [syn: load,
loading]
3: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: cargo, lading,
freight, load, loading, payload, shipment,
consignment]
4: an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate; "he got a load
on and started a brawl"
5: the power output of a generator or power plant
6: an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of
responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" [syn: burden,
load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus]
7: a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite
boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks [syn: lode,
load]
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 [syn: warhead, payload, load]
9: electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
v 1: fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with
hay" [syn: load, lade, laden, load up]
2: provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his
gun carefully"; "load the camera" [syn: load, charge]
3: transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
4: put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags
onto the trucks"
5: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or
inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients
with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" [syn: load,
adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase]