Load

English word definition — powered by WordNet

NOUN

weight to be borne or conveyed

a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time

goods carried by a large vehicle

an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

the power output of a generator or power plant

an onerous or difficult concern

a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

electrical device to which electrical power is delivered

VERB

fill or place a load on

provide (a device) with something necessary

transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory

put (something) on a structure or conveyance

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance

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