Definition of load

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of load is as below...

Load (v. t.) To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon..

Lern More About Load

Weighbridge :: Weighbridge (n.) A weighing machine on which loaded carts may be weighed; platform scales.
Light :: Light (superl.) Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by physical strength; as, a light burden, or load..
Plimsoll''s Mark :: Plimsoll's mark () A mark conspicuously painted on the port side of all British sea-going merchant vessels, to indicate the limit of submergence allowed by law; -- so called from Samuel Plimsoll, by whose efforts the act of Parliament to prevent overloading was procured..
Muzzle-loader :: Muzzle-loader (n.) A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech..
Jag :: "Jag (n.) A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore..
Dirt :: Dirt (n.) Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean; earth; as, a wagonload of dirt..
Body :: Body (n.) The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body..
Load :: Load (v.) Weight or violence of blows.
Overcharge :: Overcharge (v. t.) To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.
Loader :: Loader (n.) One who, or that which, loads; a mechanical contrivance for loading, as a gun..
Longshoreman :: Longshoreman (n.) One of a class of laborers employed about the wharves of a seaport, especially in loading and unloading vessels..
Surcharge :: Surcharge (v. t.) To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon..
Seven-shooter :: Seven-shooter (n.) A firearm, esp. a pistol, with seven barrels or chambers for cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without reloading..
Load :: Load (v.) A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load..
Draught :: Draught (n.) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like..
Uncart :: Uncart (v. t.) To take from, or set free from, a cart; to unload..
Laden :: Laden (p. & a.) Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden heart..
Mitraille :: Mitraille (n.) Shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon.
Langret :: Langret (n.) A kind of loaded die.
Magnetic :: Magnetic (n.) Any metal, as iron, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive, by any means, the properties of the loadstone, and which then, when suspended, fixes itself in the direction of a magnetic meridian..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us