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loading

Noun

∙ The action of the verb to load. uncountable
∙ A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied. countable
∙ A hourly pay rate given to a casual employee which is higher than an equivalent full-time or part-time employee, usually paid to compensate for a lack of benefits such as sick leave or annual leave. Australia, industrial relations, countable

Verb

load

Noun

∙ A burden; a weight to be carried.
∙ A worry or concern to be endured, especially in the phrase a load off one's mind. figuratively
∙ A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.
∙ Used to form nouns that indicate a large quantity, often corresponding to the capacity of a vehicle in combination
∙ A large number or amount. often in the plural, colloquial
∙ The volume of work required to be performed.
∙ The force exerted on a structural component such as a beam, girder, cable etc. engineering
∙ The electrical current or power delivered by a device. electrical engineering
∙ A resistive force encountered by a prime mover when performing work. engineering
∙ Any component that draws current or power from an electrical circuit. electrical engineering
∙ A unit of measure for various quantities.
∙ A very small explosive inserted as a gag into a cigarette or cigar.
∙ The charge of powder for a firearm.
∙ Weight or violence of blows. obsolete
∙ The contents (e.g. semen) of an ejaculation. vulgar, slang
∙ Nonsense; rubbish. euphemistic

Verb

∙ To put a load on or in (a means of conveyance or a place of storage). transitive
∙ To place in or on a conveyance or a place of storage. transitive
∙ To put a load on something. intransitive
∙ To receive a load. intransitive
∙ To be placed into storage or conveyance. intransitive
∙ To fill (a firearm or artillery) with munition. transitive
∙ To insert (an item or items) into an apparatus so as to ready it for operation, such as a reel of film into a camera, sheets of paper into a printer etc. transitive
∙ To fill (an apparatus) with raw material. transitive
∙ To be put into use in an apparatus. intransitive
∙ To read (data or a program) from a storage medium into computer memory. transitive, computing
∙ To transfer from a storage medium into computer memory. intransitive, computing
∙ To put runners on first, second and third bases transitive, baseball
∙ To tamper with so as to produce a biased outcome. transitive
∙ To ask or adapt a question so that it will be more likely to be answered in a certain way. transitive
∙ To encumber with something negative, to place as an encumbrance. transitive
∙ To provide in abundance. transitive
∙ To adulterate or drug. transitive, archaic, slang
∙ To magnetize. transitive, archaic

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