Definition of load

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Load (v.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working.

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Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To free of the missile with which anything is charged or loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow, catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of tension, as a Leyden jar..
Exonerate :: Exonerate (v. t.) To relieve, in a moral sense, as of a charge, obligation, or load of blame resting on one; to clear of something that lies upon oppresses one, as an accusation or imputation; as, to exonerate one's self from blame, or from the charge of avarice..
Heavily :: Heavily (adv.) In a heavy manner; with great weight; as, to bear heavily on a thing; to be heavily loaded..
Ungird :: Ungird (v. t.) To loose the girdle or band of; to unbind; to unload.
Light :: Light (superl.) Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by physical strength; as, a light burden, or load..
Loading :: Loading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Loa.
Overload :: Overload (n.) An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.
Shoe :: Shoe (n.) A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill..
Lade :: Lade (v. t.) To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally followed by that which receives the load, as the direct object..
Magnetite :: Magnetite (n.) An oxide of iron (Fe3O4) occurring in isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses polarity, being then called loadstone. It is an important iron ore. Called also magnetic iron..
Gatling Gun :: Gatling gun () An American machine gun, consisting of a cluster of barrels which, being revolved by a crank, are automatically loaded and fired..
Burden :: Burden (n.) That which is borne or carried; a load.
Jinny Road :: "Jinny road () An inclined road in a coal mine, on which loaded cars descend by gravity, drawing up empty ones..
Aggregate :: Aggregate (v. t.) To amount in the aggregate to; as, ten loads, aggregating five hundred bushels..
Wharfage :: Wharfage (n.) The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf for loading or unloading goods; pierage, collectively; quayage..
Reload :: Reload (v. t.) To load again, as a gun..
Burden :: Burden (v. t.) To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes..
Abutment :: Abutment (n.) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil..
Encumber :: Encumber (v. t.) To load with debts, or other legal claims; as, to encumber an estate with mortgages..
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a vessel..
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