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load

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01noun

weight to be borne or conveyed

02noun

a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time

“the system broke down under excessive loads”

03noun

goods carried by a large vehicle

04noun

an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

“he got a load on and started a brawl”

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05noun

the power output of a generator or power plant

06noun

an onerous or difficult concern

“the burden of responsibility”

“that's a load off my mind”

07noun

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

08noun

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

09noun

electrical device to which electrical power is delivered

10verb

fill or place a load on

“load a car”

“load the truck with hay”

11verb

provide (a device) with something necessary

“He loaded his gun carefully”

“load the camera”

12verb

transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory

13verb

put (something) on a structure or conveyance

“load the bags onto the trucks”

14verb

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

“adulterate liquor”

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