load /loʊd/
1. weight to be borne or conveyed
2. a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads"
3. goods carried by a large vehicle
synset: 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"
synset: load
5. the power output of a generator or power plant
synset: load
6. an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
synset: burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
7. a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
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: warhead, payload, load
9. electrical device to which electrical power is delivered
synset: load
1. fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"
synset: load, lade, laden, load_up
2. provide (a device) with something necessary; "He loaded his gun carefully"; "load the camera"
3. transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
synset: load
4. put (something) on a structure or conveyance; "load the bags onto the trucks"
synset: load
5. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
synset: load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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