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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Longshoreman :: Longshoreman (n.) One of a class of laborers employed about the wharves of a seaport, especially in loading and unloading vessels..
Overfreight :: Overfreight (v. t.) To put too much freight in or upon; to load too full, or too heavily; to overload..
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..
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..
Dumpage :: Dumpage (n.) The act of dumping loads from carts, especially loads of refuse matter; also, a heap of dumped matter..
Steven :: Stevedore (n.) One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port; one who stows a cargo in a hold.
Unload :: Unload (v. t.) To sell in large quantities, as stock; to get rid of..
Langret :: Langret (n.) A kind of loaded die.
Tailboard :: Tailboard (n.) The board at the rear end of a cart or wagon, which can be removed or let down, for convenience in loading or unloading..
Draught :: Draught (a.) Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast; draught hooks..
Cestus :: Cestus (n.) A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron..
Abutment :: Abutment (n.) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil..
Aggregate :: Aggregate (v. t.) To amount in the aggregate to; as, ten loads, aggregating five hundred bushels..
Telpher :: Telpher (n.) A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity.
Magnet :: Magnet (n.) A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted; -- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an artificial magnet..
Six-shooter :: Six-shooter (n.) A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver..
Weight :: Weight (v. t.) To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle..
Rack :: Rack (a.) A frame fitted to a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or grain on the stalk, or other bulky loads..
Loader :: Loader (n.) One who, or that which, loads; a mechanical contrivance for loading, as a gun..
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight..
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